Table 2 Selected case series of airway involvement (>10 patients) due to caustic ingestion in adult patients
Study | Origin | Total patients | Intentional ingestion | Kind of airway involvement | Airway reconstruction | Mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin et al. 2015 [18] | France | n = 1280 | n = 20 (100 %) | Tracheobronchial necrosis early (on admission) n = 14, late (postoperatively) n = 7 | Pulmonary patch repair (n = 16) | Airway related: n = 9 (45 %) |
Sarfati et al. 1992 [19] | France | n = 679 | unknown | Tracheobronchial necrosis n = 21 | Pulmonary patch repair (n = 6) | Airway related: 75 % |
Lurie et al. 2013 [26] | Israel | n = 23 | n = 18 (78 %) | Aspiration n = 11 | none | Total: n = 5 (22 %) |
Cheng et al. 2008 [27] | Taiwan | n = 273 | n = 194 (71 %) | Aspiration pneumonia n = 31 | none | Total: n = 17 (7 %) |
Respiratory failure n = 21 |