Society guideline links: Battery ingestion

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Esophageal strictures, foreign bodies, and caustic injury".)

Canada

●North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN): A clinical report for the management of ingested foreign bodies in children (2015)

United States

●National Capital Poison Center (NCPC): Button battery ingestion triage and treatment guideline (revised 2018)

●North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN): A clinical report for the management of ingested foreign bodies in children (2015)

Europe

●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN): Position paper on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood (2021)