Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in children in Soweto, South Africa: A retrospective descriptive study

\r\nBackground\r\nAirway foreign bodies are a common cause of accidental death in children. Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA) can result in severe immediate and long-term complications if the foreign body is not identified and removed. Little is known about the burden of tracheobronchial FBA in the Soweto area, south of Johannesburg, South Africa.\r\nObjectives. To describe the burden and clinical characteristics of tracheobronchial FBA in hospitalised children in a tertiary-level hospital in Johannesburg.\r\n\r\nMethods\r\nThis was a retrospective, single-centre, descriptive study of children aged