Ingestion of caustic substances: An analysis of the safety and benefit of a less aggressive protocol

• Main Authors: Noelia Ripoll Trujillo (Author), Lidia Martínez Sánchez (Author), Anna Habimana Jordana (Author), Victoria Trenchs Sainz de La Maza (Author), Víctor Vila Miravet (Author), Carles Luaces Cubells (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The ingestion of a caustic agent is the most common cause of admission after being in contact with a domestic product. A group of patients could be considered low risk and not require aggressive procedures such a corticosteroid administration and endoscopy, especially in the paediatric...