Patient characteristics, outcomes and hospital-level healthcare costs of foreign body ingestion from an Australian, non-prison referral centre
Objective Foreign body ingestion (FBI) occurs infrequently but can be associated with rare risks including perforation. There is limited understanding of the impact of adult FBI in Australia. We aim to evaluate patient characteristics, outcomes and hospital costs of FBI.Design A retrospective cohort...
Main Authors: | Kirstin Taylor, Natalie Lee Yee Ngu, Jadon Karp |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001087.full |
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