RT Journal Article
T1 Multicentre study of magnet ingestion in Spanish paediatric emergency departments.
A1 Arbeloa Miranda, Amaia
A1 Samson, Frederic
A1 Andina Martínez, David
A1 Ruiz Domínguez, Jose Antonio
A1 Sáinz de la Maza, Victoria Trenchs
A1 Azcúnaga Sanibañez, Beatriz
A1 Cadenas Benítez, Maria Noelia
A1 Díaz Simal, Laura
A1 Lobato Salinas, Zulema
A1 Gilabert Iriondo, Núria
A1 López de Soria, Cristina Olivas
A1 Landa Maya, Jose Julian
A1 Pérez Sáez, Maria Amalia
A1 Romero-Hombrebueno Domínguez, Nieves
A1 Casquero Cossio, Alejandro
A1 Grupo Ingesta Imanes RiSEUP SPERG, 
K1 Foreign body ingestion
K1 Imanes
K1 Ingestion
K1 Ingestión
K1 Ingestión cuerpo extraño
K1 Magnetic objects
K1 Magnets
K1 Objetos imantados
K1 Paediatric emergencies
K1 Urgencias de pediatría
AB The ingestion of magnetic objects can cause complications in children, and there are no epidemiological or clinical data on the subject in Spain. To determine the incidence, epidemiological characteristics and management of magnet ingestion in paediatric emergency departments in Spain. Prospective observational multicentre study conducted over a 3-year period. The study universe consisted of patients aged less than 14 years. The incidence was 4.8 cases per 100 000 emergency care episodes. Of the 72 patients included (mean age, 7.2 years), 54% were male. Seven percent had neuropsychiatric disorders. Sixty-one percent of the magnets were spherical and 69% came from toys. The size was variable, most frequently between 5 and 10 mm (50%), and ranging from 3 to 30 mm. Eighty-six percent of patients were asymptomatic. The most frequent symptom was abdominal pain. Eighty-three percent of the patients sought medical care within 6 h of ingestion and 92% within 24 h. Thirty-one percent of the cases were of multiple ingestion. Endoscopy was required for extraction in 15% of cases, a proportion that rose to 36% in the group of cases of multiple ingestion. None of the patients required surgery. We did not observe any gastrointestinal complications of magnet ingestion. The ingestion of multiple magnets is less frequent than single magnet ingestion, and we did not observe any complications despite the lower frequency of procedures compared to other studies.
YR 2022
FD 2022-09-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21929
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21929
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025