Flexible bronchoscopy for foreign body aspiration in children: A single-centre experience

Table 1 Summary table of patients and clinical features characterizing foreign body extraction from the tracheobronchial tree

Patient	Age (months)	FB localization	Distal end outer diameter of bronchoscope (mm)	Endoscopic instrument	Type of anaesthesia (LMA/ET)
1	53	Right main bronchus	4.2	Retrieval basket	ET, extraction with extubation
2	13	Left main bronchus	3.1	Tripod type forceps	ET, through the tube
3	41	Right main bronchus	4.2	Alligator jaw forceps	LMA
4	122	Intermediate bronchus	3.1	Rat tooth forceps	ET, extraction with extubation
5	25	Left main bronchus	3.1	Retrieval basket	LMA
6	22	Intermediate bronchus	3.1	Retrieval basket	ET, through the tube
7	136	Right lower lobe bronchus	4.2	N/D	LMA
8	125	Right main bronchus	6.2	Tripod type forceps	LMA
9	16	Left main bronchus	3.1 with switching to 4.2	Rat tooth forceps	LMA
10	42	Intermediate bronchus	6.2	Alligator jaw forceps	LMA
11	25	Right upper lobe bronchus	3.1 with switching to 4.2 mm	Rat tooth forceps + retrieval net	LMA
12	50	Left lower lobe bronchus	3.1	Rat tooth forceps	LMA
13	20	Right lower lobe bronchus	3.1	Retrieval basket	LMA
14	13	Left main bronchus	3.1	N/D	LMA
15	20	Left lower lobe bronchus	3.1	Tripod type forceps + retrieval basket	ET, through the tube
16	43	Right upper lobe + lower lobe bronchi	3.1	Retrieval basket	ET, through the tube
17	18	Right main bronchus	3.1	Tripod type forceps	ET, extraction with extubation
18	128	Right lower lobe bronchus	4.2	Retrieval net	ET, extraction with extubation
19	22	Right lower lobe bronchus	4.2	Tripod type forceps + retrieval basket	ET, through the tube
20	131	Right main bronchus	6.2	N/D	LMA
21	20	Right main bronchus	3.1	Retrieval basket	LMA
22	15	Left main bronchus	3.1	Retrieval basket	LMA
23	9	Right upper lobe bronchus	3.9	Alligator jaw forceps	ET, through the tube
24	12	Right main bronchus	3.1	Snare	ET, extraction with extubation

FB: Foreign body; ET: Endotracheal tube; LMA: Laryngeal mask airway; N/D: No data.