In a recent study in 414 patients with caustic ingestion, what were independent predictors of survival?
Assalino M et al. evaluated the outcomes of 414 patients between 2013-2019 with caustic ingestions particularly evaluating the role of CT versus endoscopy. In a multivariate analysis, intentional ingestion, age and the CT grade of esophageal injuries were independent predictors of mortality. Additionally, this study had a standardized mortality rate (SMR) of 8.8 compared to the total French population of 5.5
Assalino M et al. Emergency computed tomography evaluation of caustic injury. Diseases of the Esophagus 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doac032
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