Foreign Body Aspiration
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject matter experts, informed by methodical review of available evidence and consensus among committee members.
Clinical Pathway:
Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
- Inclusion: Patients suspected to have a foreign body in their airway.
- Exclusion: Patients without a suspected airway foreign body.
Committee members involved in the development:
- Kristin Leland MD | Radiology | Committee Chair
- Doug Rivard DO | Radiology | Committee Member
- Jennifer Johnson MD, FAAP | Urgent Care | Committee member
- Lisa Schroeder MD | Chief Medical Quality and Safety Officer | Committee member
- Bob Weatherly MD | ENT | Committee Member
- Samantha Cornell APRN | ENT | Committee Member
- Tolulope Oyetunji MD, MPH | Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon | Committee member
- Christopher Oermann MD | Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine | Committee member
- Joan Giovanni MD | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Committee member
EBP Committee Members:
- Todd Glenski MD, MSHA, FASA | Anesthesiology & EBP Medical Co-Director | Committee Members
- Jarrod Dusin, PhD, RD, CPHQ | Evidence Based Practice | Committee Member
Publication dates:
- Finalized/Revised: 01/20; 2/22; 7/25
- Next expected revision date: 7/28
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These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare a pathway for each. Accordingly, these pathways should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.