Caustic ingestion injury of the upper aerodigestive tract in adults.
Adult ingestion of caustic substances is an unusual but serious surgical problem, with injuries likely to be more extensive than those in the corresponding paediatric population. After initial stabilisation and airway management, clinicians are presented with a complex multisystemic problem, frequently requiring a multidisciplinary approach involving several surgical disciplines and associated therapies. A new multidisciplinary team was convened to discuss complex ingestion injury in adults and established techniques were used to bring forward a proposed treatment algorithm. An algorithm may potentially improve clinical efficacy and risk in the management of these complex patients.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Rollin
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Jaulim
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Vaz
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , UK.
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Sandhu
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , UK.
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Wood
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Birchall
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
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Dawas
D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical; D002424:Caustics / Q000506:poisoning*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy
D002424:Caustics
Caustics; Deglutition disorders; Injury; Laryngostenosis; Self-injurious behaviour