Outcomes Associated With Caustic Ingestion Among Adults in a National Prospective Database in France.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Caustic ingestion in adults may result in death or severe digestive sequelae. The scarcity of nationwide epidemiological data leads to difficulties regarding the applicability of their analysis to less specialized centers, which are nevertheless largely involved in the emergency management of adverse outcomes following caustic ingestion.

Objective

To assess outcomes associated with caustic ingestion in adults across a nationwide prospective database.

Design, settings, and participants

Adult patients aged 16 to 96 admitted to the emergency department for caustic ingestion between January 2010 and December 2019 were identified from the French Medical Information System Database, which includes all patients admitted in an emergency setting in hospitals in Fran

SUBMITTER: Challine A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655661 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature