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Emergency Management of Caustic Injuries

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Ingestion of corrosive agents, accidentally or with suicidal intent, is a rare but potentially devastating event [1]. Most patients present with mild injuries that resolve without sequels, but surgery is necessary in a small number of patients for the treatment of more severe injuries [1]. Emergency management of caustic injuries requires a multidisciplinary approach and involves emergency care physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, otorhynolaryngologists, and psychiatrists [2].

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  1. Department of Digestive and Emergency Surgery, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble Alpes University, Paris, France

    Mircea Chirica MD, PhD

  2. Service de Chirurgie Générale, Digestive et Endocrinienne, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 1, avenue Claude Vellefaux, Paris, France

    Nicolas Munoz-Bongrand, Emile Sarfati & Pierre Cattan

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  1. Emergency and Trauma Surgery Service, C.A. Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Chirica, M., Munoz-Bongrand, N., Sarfati, E., Cattan, P. (2017). Emergency Management of Caustic Injuries. In: Di Saverio, S., Catena, F., Ansaloni, L., Coccolini, F., Velmahos, G. (eds) Acute Care Surgery Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15341-4_26

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