Acute management of caustic injury patient in low-resource settings.
Int J Surg Case Rep
; 92: 106871, 2022 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-35231743
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Caustic ingestion causes high mortality and morbidity, so it is necessary to perform effective management for this case, especially in low-resource settings. CASE PRESENTATION A 58-year-old male with caustic intoxication. The patient had acute complications in the form of hematemesis caused by gastric burns. The patient underwent immediate endoscopy and a Grade-IV Zargar gastric injury was noted. The patient was treated conservatively. He was given nutrition, proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, and other supportive therapy during treatment.DISCUSSION:
Insertion of a nasogastric tube in patients with caustic ingestion should be carried out after endoscopy or during endoscopy.CONCLUSION:
Endoscopy plays an important role in the acute management of caustic ingestion.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Surg Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Indonésia