Corrosive Burns of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract among Jordanian Children

Hijazeen, Ruwaida

doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1998.173

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“…According to a study exclusively on these chemical burns , 75% of cases were due to sodium hydroxide drain cleaners, 11% due to acid substances and 4% due to application of herbs used as traditional medication[40]. Ingestion of caustic material is another cause of chemical burns in children 0-14 years as reported by 4 studies[41-44]. In these studies males comprise 57-60% of the sample.…”

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Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review

2010

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BackgroundBurn injuries remain one of the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality in the World Health Organization's East Mediterranean Region. To provide an overview on the epidemiology of burn injuries in this region, a systematic review was undertaken.MethodsMedline, Embase and CINAHL were searched for publications on burns in this region published between 01/01/1997 and 16/4/2007. Data were extracted to a standard spreadsheet and synthesised using a narrative synthesis. No attempt has been made to quantitatively synthesise the data due to the large degree of clinical heterogeneity between study populations.ResultsSeventy one studies were included in the review, from 12 countries. Burn injuries were found to be one of the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality. The reported incidence of burns ranged from 112 to 518 per 100,000 per year. Burn victims were more frequently young and approximately one third of the victims were children aged 0-5 years. Hospital mortality ranged from 5 to 37%, but was commonly above 20%. Intentional self-harm burns particularly involving women were common in some countries of the region and were associated with a very high mortality of up to 79%.ConclusionBurn injuries remain an important public health issue in the East Mediterranean Region therefore further research is required to investigate the problem and assess the effectiveness of intervention programmes.

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“…In these studies males comprise 57-60% of the sample. The causative agents for these chemical burns are largely ingestion of alkali compounds accounting for 85% [41] and 89%[43] of the burns. Acids account for 9% and 7% respectively.…”

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Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review

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“…Most of the cases were reported with no complications and results showed no perforation was reported. The outcome in patients ingesting corrosive substances is quite variable, most of cases from other study had higher number finding from grade 1 to 3a, with less frequent 3b or 4, that explained by patient ingested unintentionally with small amount (Hijazeen, 1998). Esophageal stricture is the most common ingestion-related consequence.…”

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“…In our study, the characteristic of corrosive ingestion was studied on a total of 69 pediatric patients, with a mean age of 37.2 ± 31.5, with majority of male. Which also presented in the other studies with predominant male gender and age below 5 years (Stiff et al, 1996 Although alkaline substance more common, there are some studies found acids ingestion is the most common associated with esophagus and stomach damage (Hugh and Kelly, 1999;Hijazeen, 1998).…”

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Post corrosive ingestion in pediatrics; precaution and awareness; retrospective hospital-based study

Almajed,

Albarrak,

Aldosari

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Background: Both acidic and alkaline products that are corrosive when ingested might result in major complications. This research focused on pediatric patients, including males up to 12 years old and females up to 14 years old, who had a history of corrosive ingestion and needed an upper endoscopy as part of their assessment. Method: This study involved a retrospective analysis of pediatric patients diagnosed with Post corrosive ingestion at Gastroenterology department in Children's Hospital, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The analysis covered a seven-year period from 2015 to 2022. The research population consisted of 57 pediatric patients who underwent endoscopic examination of corrosive intake after presenting with corrosive ingestion. Results:We included 69 pediatric patients with corrosive ingestion. Mean patient age was 37.2 ± 31.5, (59.4%) were male. Corrosive ingestion was alkali in 44 subject (63.8%). Regarding patient's symptoms, the most prevalent symptom was vomiting 53.6% and 10.1% of patients were a symptomatic. The majority of patients 43.5% has no signs at presentation, 37.7% had swelling, 26.1% erythema and 21.7% had ulcer. Regarding endoscopic findings 50.7% of patients found to be grade 0 esophageal injury. No statistically significant difference was detected between endoscopy findings and type of corrosive ingested. Most of the cases (92.7%) were reported with no complications. Conclusion: According to this study, corrosive damage still ranks highly among pediatric emergencies and presents a significant risk of sequelae, mostly stricture.

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Usefulness of early endoscopy for predicting the development of stricture after corrosive esophagitis in children

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Corrosive Burns of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract among Jordanian Children

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review

Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review

Post corrosive ingestion in pediatrics; precaution and awareness; retrospective hospital-based study

Usefulness of early endoscopy for predicting the development of stricture after corrosive esophagitis in children

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