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Table 5 Select parameters compared with alkali and acid ingestion groups

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

Variables

Alkali

(n = 96)

Acid

P

  

HCL

(n = 94)

Other acid

(n = 83)

 

Hospital Stay (days)

8 (4,16)

8 (3,14)

7 (3,13)

0.0419*

Expired

6 (6.25)

18 (6.59)

7(8.43)

0.8073

Time to Expired (days)

15 (11–16)

15.5 (11–23)

22 (13–32)

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ICU Admission

12 (12.50)

29 (10.62)

8 (9.64)

0.5074

Systemic Complication

27 (28.13)

56 (20.51)

13 (15.66)

0.0525

   Aspiration Pneumonia

13 (13.54)

31 (11.36)

8 (9.64)

0.5188

   Respiratory Failure

10 (10.42)

21 (7.69)

6 (7.23)

0.1874

   DIC

4 (4.17)

10 (3.66)

4 (4.82)

0.4754

   Hepatic

7 (7.29)

10 (3.66)

1 (1.20)

0.0511

   Renal

3 (3.13)

7 (2.56)

2 (2.41)

0.6618

GI Complication

36 (37.50)

76 (27.84)

15 (18.07)

0.0818

   Stricture

31 (32.29)

66 (27.84)

12 (14.46)

0.1855

   Bleeding

7 (7.29)

13 (4.76)

3 (3.61)

0.1776

   Perforation

4 (4.17)

6 (2.20)

2 (2.41)

0.0728

   Fistula

1 (1.04)

2 (0.73)

1 (1.20)

0.4492

  1. Wald's Chi-Square test
  2. * P < 0.05 statistical significance
  3. Data presented as median (range) or number (%).