Kazğan, Cemgil Aydın Dr. Münif İslamoğlu Devlet Hastanesi - Acil Tıp Servisi, Turkey , Açıkalın, Ayça Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Kozacı, Nalan Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Acil Tıp Kliniği, Turkey , Kelebek, Fatma Antakya Devlet Hastanesi - Acil Tıp Servisi, Turkey , Kösenli, Özgün Tarsus Devlet Hastanesi - Acil Tıp Servisi, Turkey , Çökük, Alim Kırklareli Devlet Hastanesi - Acil Tıp Servisi, Turkey , Ay, Mehmet Oğuzhan Adana Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Acil Tıp Kliniği, Turkey

Demographic Evaluation of The Patients Admitted with Oral Intake of Corrosive Substances

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Purpose: In this study, we aimed to reveal mortality and morbidity rates and demographic characteristics of patients admitted to the emergency room with corrosive substance ingestion. Material and Methods: The cases admitted with oral intake of corrosive substances to between 01.01.2009 and 31.12.2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ age, gender, occupation, type of the corrosive substance, reason of administring the substance (accident, suicide), the application form to the emergency room, the time between the first reference to the emergency room with the admission time, the complaints at the time of admission were recorded. Patients data with and without endoscopy about their diagnosis and treatment processes, their staying time at the hospital and their outcome of the hospital were recorded. During the process of diagnosis endoscopic findings were classified according to Di Costanzo Staging System.Results: 59 patients (30 female, 29 male) were included in the study. Mean age of the patients’ was 38.67 ± 18.56. 74.58 % of the corrosive substance intake were accidentally, and 25.42 % were suicide. 55,93 % of the corrosive intake was sodium hypochlorite. It was seen that 95 % of the patients were made endoscopy within first 24 hours. The most common damage was stage 2a (31 %). 57.6 % patients admitted to the emergency room were hospitalized. One patient in intensive care unit, died. Conclusion: Corrosive substance poisoning can lead to serious morbidity and mortality. In order to minimize the poisonings, society should be educated, the sale of unpackaged corrosive substances should be prohibited, corrosive substances should not be left exposed and not stored in other containers.

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Corrosive substance , endoscopy , emergency

Cukurova Medical Journal

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