From: Caustic ingestion in adults: The role of endoscopic classification in predicting outcome
Variables | Overall | Endoscopic Grade | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 273) | ||||||||
0 | 1 | 2a | 2b | 3a | 3b | P | ||
(n = 3) | (n = 31) | (n = 56) | (n = 62) | (n = 39) | (n = 82) | |||
Age | 43.77 ± 18.46 | 37.00 ± 27.78 | 40.45 ± 15.54 | 42.21 ± 18.96 | 40.92 ± 16.72 | 44.10 ± 17.78 | 48.32 ± 19.94 | 0.0107* |
Male | 127 (46.52) | 3 (100) | 16 (5.93) | 31 (11.48) | 26 (9.63) | 16 (5.93) | 35 (12.96) | 0.1534 |
Accidental Ingestion | 79 (28.94) | 1 (33.33) | 10 (32.26) | 19 (33.93) | 14 (22.58) | 15 (38.46) | 20 (24.39) | 0.3820 |
Class of Substance | ||||||||
Alkaline | 96 (35.16) | 3 (100) | 9 (29.03) | 22 (39.29) | 24 (38.71) | 13 (33.33) | 25 (30.49) | 0.5302 |
Acid | ||||||||
HCL | 94 (34.43) | 0 (0.00) | 12 (38.71) | 13 (23.21) | 23 (37.10) | 11 (28.21) | 35 (42.68) | 0.1498 |
Other Acid | 83 (30.40) | 0 (0.00) | 10 (32.26) | 21 (37.50) | 15 (24.19) | 15 (38.46) | 22 (26.83) | 0.4086 |
Type of Substance | ||||||||
Industrial cleaning | 131 (47.99) | 2 (66.67) | 15 (48.39) | 26 (46.43) | 28 (45.16) | 18 (46.15) | 42 (51.22) | 0.9574 |
Drug | 3 (1.10) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (3.57) | 1 (1.61) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0.2862 |
Pesticide | 13 (4.76) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (3.23) | 5 (8.93) | 3 (4.84) | 4 (10.26) | 0 (0.00) | 0.0194* |
Strong acid | 95 (34.80) | 1 (33.33) | 11 (35.48) | 15 (26.79) | 24 (38.71) | 14 (35.90) | 30 (36.59) | 0.7028 |
Food | 12 (4.40) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (6.45) | 2 (3.57) | 2 (3.23) | 2 (5.13) | 4 (4.88) | 0.9265 |
Others | 19 (6.96) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (6.45) | 6 (10.71) | 4 (6.45) | 1 (2.56) | 6(7.32) | 0.7013 |
Package Volume (ml) | 100 (2–3000) | 20 (10–100) | 50 (30–100) | 100 (35–150) | 100 (50–150) | 100 (50–120) | 100 (50–200) | 0.4423 |