Management of Adults with Acute Oesophageal Soft Food Bolus and Foreign Body Obstructions at Two New Zealand District Health Boards.
Abstract
1. Investigate the characteristics of adult patients presenting with acute oesophageal soft food bolus obstruction (SFBO) and impacted foreign body (IFB) at two New Zealand district health boards (DHBs). 2. Review current management against international guidelines for SFBO and IFB. A multicentre retrospective search of the Provation® endoscopy database identified patients presenting with acute oesophageal obstruction. Utilising electronic patient records, key data points including patient demographics, risk factors, pre-endoscopic medical therapies utilised, diagnostic radiological investigations performed and endoscopic complications were identified. Key timepoints and delays in the patient's hospital journey from oesophageal obstruction to therapeutic endoscopy were recorded. The probability of failing to undergo therapeutic endoscopy for SFBO within the timeframes advised in clinical guidelines as a result of a delay in referral to the endoscopy service was calculated. Over a cumulative 10.5-year period of data collection, 227 oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies were performed: 195 SFBO, 16 IFB, 16 no obstruction identified. Median patient age was 57 (15-95) years. 143 male and 84 female patients. Radiographs were performed in ...Continue Reading
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