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Barium (baryum, Ba) sulfate contrast agent

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

XVI.am

Imaging: Contrast tracheo- and/or bronchogram

Publications

Hamid M, Ullah W, Ur Rashid M, Amjad W, Mukhtar M, Hurairah A

An Esophagogram or Tracheobronchogram? A Review of Barium Sulfate Aspiration.

Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. 2018;6:2324709618802872

Hundemer GL, Kumar V, Vaduganathan M

Large-volume barium aspiration.

Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center). 2015;28(2):183-4

Helo N, Hoss D, Girguis M

Respiratory failure from an upper gastrointestinal series.

European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society. 2014;23(133):396-7

Gray C, Sivaloganathan S, Simpkins KC

Aspiration of high-density barium contrast medium causing acute pulmonary inflammation--report of two fatal cases in elderly women with disordered swallowing.

Clinical radiology. 1989;40(4):397-400