Caustic ingestion and oesophageal damage in XXXX : Clinical spectrum and feeding practices.

@entity1 @entity391 @entity1282
AIM: The study aims to evaluate the association of oesophageal damage with clinical data and feeding practices in @entity1 who suffered a caustic substance ingestion (CSI). METHODS: Cross-sectional design was used in this study. The setting was at a paediatric referral hospital in 2006. Ninety-four @entity1 with CSI were used as study samples, with mean age of 38.4 months, and 37.2% were females. The independent variable was oesophageal damage; the dependent variables were clinical data and feeding practices. RESULTS: Main symptoms included salivation, oropharyngeal burns and @entity391 . On endoscopy, 84.6% had second- or third-degree burns. Oesophageal stricture occurred in 48.9%. Severe burns were associated with oesophageal stricture and ingestion of alkaline products; @entity1282 was associated with oesophageal stricture. In about one fourth of the cases, a nutritional intervention with complete and balanced liquid diets was required to maintain the adequate daily recommended intake (DRI). CONCLUSIONS: Alkali ingestion was associated with severe burns and oesophageal stricture. The presence of oesophageal strictures and @entity1282 required changes in the feeding practices in order to maintain an adequate nutritional status and/or to complete their DRI.
