Magnet ingestion in children in the United Kingdom: a national prospective observational surveillance study
While magnet ingestion in children is uncommon, ingestion of multiple magnets can cause injuries requiring surgery. Greater public and clinician awareness of the associated risks is warranted. This study can inform public health interventions and evidence-based guidelines.
Authors
- Julie Mytton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-4750)
- Jonathan J Neville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-3896)
- Mark D Lyttle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-7210)
- Shrouk Messahel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-3070)
- Shabnam Parkar
- Nigel Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8570-9374)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of the West of England (GB)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-328195
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.44