Evaluation and Management of Caustic Injuries from Ingestion of Acid or Alkaline Substances
Clinical Endoscopy
;
: 301-307, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-108895
ABSTRACT
Although the numbers have decreased compared with in the past, cases of patients who ingest caustic substances and visit the emergency room are not rare. However, well-summarized data about caustic injuries are insufficient. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss the etiologic causative agents, injury mechanism, and clinical characteristics, as well as the endoscopic evaluation of the degree of injury and proper management of the patient, in gastrointestinal caustic injury.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Eating
/
Alkalies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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