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Uncapped Metered-Dose Inhalers: A Risk for Foreign Body Aspiration. A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The risk of foreign body aspiration associated with uncapped handheld metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) is underestimated. We report a case in which a plastic cable clip accidentally lodged in the mouthpiece of an uncapped pressurized MDI was aspirated during its use. A literature search revealed 16 othe...

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Autores principales: Schürmann, Dirk, Saccomanno, Jacopo, Temmesfeld-Wollbrück, Bettina, Witzenrath, Martin, Hübner, Ralf-Harto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10478783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37675197
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S408845