Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion
OBJECTIVES: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is considered the gold standard in assessing the severity of injury to the gastrointestinal tract following corrosive ingestion. Zargar’s endoscopic grading of injury helps in prognostication as well as guiding management. Since the major burden of cases lies i...
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Main Authors: | Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-10-01
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Series: | Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjem.tjem_128_23 |
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