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Table 3 Select parameters compared with endoscopic grade of mucosal injury

From: Caustic ingestion in adults: The role of endoscopic classification in predicting outcome

Variables

Overall

(n = 273)

Endoscopic Grade

  

0

(n = 3)

1

(n = 31)

2a

(n = 56)

2b

(n = 62)

3a

(n = 39)

3b

(n = 82)

P

Hospital Stay (days)

8 (0, 90)

4 (3, 10)

2 (1, 51)

4.5 (0, 87)

7 (2, 44)

9 (0, 33)

13 (0, 90)

0.0147*

Expired

18 (6.59)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.79)

2 (3.23)

1 (2.56)

14 (17.07)

0.0648

Time to Expired (days)

15.5 (3, 56)

NA

NA

11 (11, 11)

16 (15, 32)

16 (16, 16)

15 (3, 56)

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ICU Admission

29 (10.62)

0 (0.0)

2 (6.45)

2 (3.57)

5 (8.06)

1 (2.56)

19 (23.17)

0.0244*

Systemic Complication

56 (20.51)

1 (33.33)

3 (9.68)

4 (7.14)

11 (17.74)

5 (12.82)

32 (39.02)

0.0111*

   Aspiration Pneumonia

31 (11.36)

1 (33.33)

2 (6.45)

1 (1.79)

4 (6.45)

3 (7.69)

20 (24.39)

0.0068*

   Respiratory Failure

21 (7.69)

0 (0.0)

2 (6.45)

1 (1.79)

2 (3.23)

0 (0.0)

16 (19.51)

0.0023*

   DIC

10 (3.67)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.79)

1 (1.61)

0 (0.0)

8 (9.76)

0.1524

   Hepatic

10 (3.67)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.79)

4 (6.45)

2 (5.13)

3 (3.66)

0.6841

   Renal

7 (2.56)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.79)

1 (1.61)

0 (0.0)

5 (6.10)

0.4300

Gastrointestinal Complication

76 (27.84)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (7.14)

9 (14.52)

12 (30.77)

51 (62.20)

<0.0001*

   Stricture

66 (24.18)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.57)

9 (14.52)

11 (28.21)

44 (53.66)

<0.0001*

   Bleeding

13 (4.76)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.57)

1 (1.61)

2 (5.13)

8 (9.76)

0.3656

   Perforation

6 (2.20)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.79)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (6.10)

0.2306

   Fistula

2 (0.73)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.79)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.22)

0.6302

  1. Wald's Chi-Square test
  2. *P < 0.05 statistical significance
  3. Data presented as median (range) or number (%). Endoscopic grade 0 is not included in the comparison secondary to small contribution.