Airway Obstruction Time and Outcomes after Foreign Body Airway Obstruction: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study from the MOCHI Registry

Key Points

• This study aims to understand how the duration of airway obstruction impacts health outcomes.
• Analyzed data from the MOCHI registry
• Followed a nationwide cohort of cases with foreign body airway obstruction
• Measured time of airway obstruction and related outcomes
• Outcomes worsened continuously with each minute of unresolved obstruction
• No safe time window for intervention was identified
• Immediate bystander intervention is critical for improving prognosis