Management and complications related to foreign bodies in otorhinolaryngology

Abstract

This article seeks to present the management and complications related to foreign bodies in otorhinolaryngology. The study is an integrative literature review. It was thus possible to structure the following guiding question: “What are the complications and management related to patients with foreign bodies in otorhinolaryngology?”. A survey was carried out through the electronic library, the Virtual Health Library (BVS), and the following databases were selected: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Medical Literatures Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE ). With this, the descriptors consulted in the Descriptors in Science and Health (DeCS), in the month of August 2023, were used: “Foreign bodies”, “Otorhinolaryngology” and “Hospital Medicine”, using the Boolean operator AND between the descriptors when combined. After applying the eligibility criteria, a total of 7 selected articles were used. Serious complications were defined as having a deep neck infection, esophageal perforation, and mediastinitis requiring hospitalization. Around 80 to 90% of ingested FBs pass spontaneously and the complication rate involves perforation, mucosal laceration and infection, although some are uncommon, the associated morbidity can cause hospital stays of up to six times longer than that of patients hassle free. Most situations that lead to EC accidents are preventable, and it is necessary to have improvements in the issue of training of otorhinolaryngologists in order to avoid serious complications.