Button Battery Ingestion Clinical Practice Guidelines: An APSA Quality and Safety Committee Appraisal

Expeditious endoscopic retrieval of esophageal button batteries is crucial to minimize injury and associated complications [1, 2]. As such, the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) have authored recommendations for their removal “immediately” and within 2 hours of presentation, respectively [1, 2]. Standardization of clinical management of button battery ingestion has been shown to decrease time to removal, reduce unnecessary imaging studies, and improve patient triage [3].