Caustic ingestion Burns, Caustics, Caustic ingestion, Chemical, Computed Tomography, Corrosive injury, Endoscopy, Esophageal injury, Esophageal stricture, Esophagogastroscopy, Gastric outlet obstruction
Conditions
Interventions
All patients had endoscopy and CT within 48-hour period. EGD was performed by an experienced trauma surgeon. Mucosal damage was classified using Zargar classification. CT chest was also conducted with
Screening
Caustic ingestion patients
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who have experienced caustic ingestion within 24 hour
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous surgery of esophagus or stomach, 2. Patients with esophageal or gastric cancer, 3. Patients with hemodynamic instability and not respond to adequate resuscitation, 4. Physical examination suggests perforated viscus or airway (eg., subcutaneous emphysema), 5. Plain films reveal perforated viscus or airway
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The ability of endoscopy and CT scanning in predicting caustic strictures 3 weeks following caustic ingestion AUROC (Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic) curve | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value of endoscopy and CT scanning in predicting caustic strictures. 3 weeks following caustic ingestion Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactThanyaporn Suksumek
Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
Outcome results
None listed