Table 1. Cases series of airway FB removal.
| First author, year (reference) | Patients (n) | Method used for FB removal [n (%)] | Surgery [n (%)] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limper, 1990 (19) | 60 | 14 (23.3%) flexible bronchoscope; 37 (61.6%) rigid bronchoscope; 6 (10%) both | 3 (5%) |
| Lan, 1994, (20) | 47 | 41 (87.2%) flexible bronchoscope; 5 (10.6%) lost follow-up and spontaneous expulsion | 1 (2.1%) |
| Chen, 1997 (12) | 43 | 32 (74%) flexible bronchoscope; 2 (4.6%) rigid bronchoscope; 3 (7.5%) no dates | 6 (13.9%) |
| Doñado, 1998 (13) | 56 | 54 (96.4%) flexible bronchoscope; 2 (3.5%) rigid bronchoscope | 1 (1.7%) |
| Debeljak, 1999 (5) | 62 | 42 (68%) flexible bronchoscope; 4 (6%) rigid bronchoscope; 16 (26%) both | 1 (1.6%) |
| Swanson, 2004 (16) | 65 | 58 (89%) flexible bronchoscope; 2 (3.07%) rigid bronchoscope; 4 (6.3%) both | 1 (1.56%) |
| Ramos, 2009 (6) | 32 | 24 (75%) flexible bronchoscope; 4 (12.5%) rigid bronchoscope; 2 (6.3%) both; 2 (6.3%) spontaneous expulsion | 5 (15.6%) |
| Mise, 2009 (7) | 86 | 86 (100%) flexible bronchoscope | 1 (1.16%) |
| Rodrigues, 2012 (21) | 40 | 34 (85%) flexible bronchoscope; 6 (15%) rigid bronchoscope | 1 (2.5%) |
| Lin, 20014 (4) | 43 | 43 (100%) flexible bronchoscope | 0 |
| Sehgal, 2015 (9) | 49 | 45 (91.8%) flexible bronchoscope; 2 (4.08%) rigid bronchoscope; 2 (4.08%) lost follow-up | 0 |
| Hsu, 2015 (8) | 80 | 48 (60%) flexible bronchoscope; 32 (40%) rigid bronchoscope | 0 |
FB, foreign body.