Table 5. The type of tracheobronchial foreign bodies.
Aspirated material | N (%) |
---|---|
Tooth | 52 (37.7) |
Chicken bone | 21 (15.2) |
Nuts, seeds, bean and cone | 20 (14.5) |
Fish bone | 13 (9.4) |
Food particle | 12 (8.7) |
Unknown | 7 (5.1) |
Pills | 5 (3.6) |
Tracheostomy tube | 2 (1.4) |
Etc. | 6 (4.3) |
*Etc. includes a cotton swab, a Go stone, a nail, a nut, a drawing pin and a piece of rubber