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Table 6 The association between positive foreign body aspiration and the weighted risk score

From: A new scoring system and clinical algorithm for the management of suspected foreign body aspiration in children: a retrospective cohort study

 

Weighted risk score

 

≤1

2–3

4–5

> 5

Total

P value

FBA

Positive

N

7

55

43

34

139

< 0.001*

%

15.6%

73.3%

87.8%

100.0%

68.5%

Negative

N

38

20

6

0

64

%

84.4%

26.7%

12.2%

0.0%

31.5%

Total

 

45

75

49

34

203

  1. *significant at p < 0.05; FBA: foreign body aspiration
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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