Abstract
<jats:p>Background. Diagnosis and treatment of foreign bodies in the respiratory tract in children remains a pressing issue in modern pediatrics. Difficulties in diagnosis are associated with limited medical history taking and the rapid development of complications, requiring a clearly defined algorithm for the medical team's actions. This paper examines and defines the diagnostic and treatment strategies for foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. Objective. Based on a retrospective analysis of the clinical picture, data from instrumental and laboratory research methods, characteristics of foreign bodies, localization, mechanism of entry into the respiratory tract, severity of respiratory disorders and complications that have arisen, to develop a diagnostic algorithm and select the optimal method and tactics for removing foreign bodies from the lower respiratory tract in children. Material and methods. A retrospective analysis of case histories and other medical documentation was conducted, 197 clinical cases of endoscopic examinations of the trachea and bronchi in children for the period from 2005 to 2024 were studied. The anamnesis data, the mechanism of foreign body entry into the respiratory tract, the clinical picture, the results of radiographic examination methods, the severity and characteristics of the developing complications due to airway obstruction by a foreign body were assessed. Conclusion. As a result of a systematic study of the follow-up history, the type and size of foreign bodies, the level of respiratory obstruction and its severity, and the rate of complications, a clinical diagnostic algorithm for helping children with foreign bodies in the respiratory tract was developed.</jats:p>