Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38450338›Full record

ArticleNarra J2023

Gastrointestinal mucosal damages caused by ingestion of corrosive substances: A case study of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.

Fauzi Yusuf, Azzaki Abubakar, Desi Maghfirah, Mirza Heltomi, Chinwe C Isitua

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Narra J, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Observational
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fauzi YusufDivision of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Azzaki AbubakarDivision of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Desi MaghfirahDivision of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Mirza HeltomiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Chinwe C IsituaDepartement of Biology and Forensic Science, Faculty of Science, Admiralty University of Nigeria, Ibusa, Nigeria.
Universitas Syiah Kuala · IDUniversity of Nigeria · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ingestion of corrosive substances is most common in children, while in adults causes more severe damages. Massive ingestion of corrosive substances results in severe damage to the gastrointestinal tract and oropharynx if not treated properly. Corrosive substances with pH<2 or >12 can result in severe esophageal damage with either colliquative (alkaline) or coagulative (acidic) necrosis and, at the same time various gastrointestinal injuries could lead to late post-corrosive complications. The aim of the case study was to report the gastrointestinal mucosal damages due to hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) ingestion. A 55-year-old male patient was presented to the emergency room with a chief complaint of vomiting an hour before admission. Continuous vomiting with a volume of approximately 10-20 cc per vomit. The vomit was initially bluish and turned in to blackish brown over time. Other complaints included nausea, rapid breathing, heartburn, and burning mouth and throat, and had weakness and dizziness. The patient accidentally drank floor cleaning liquid containing HCl. The patient was diagnosed with hematemesis due to ulceration of esophageal, gastric, and duodenal mucosa induced by HCl. Tracheoesophageal fistula developed later in the patient as a long-term complication. Another a 22-year-old male patient was presented to the emergency room with chief complaints of nausea and vomiting an hour before admission. Headache and slight tightness were also experienced. The patient mouth felt burned pain in the solar plexus and frothy saliva. An hour earlier, the patient attempted suicide by drinking two bottles of floor cleaning liquid due to economic problems. The patient was diagnosed with erosive mucosal esophagogastroduodenum induced by NaOH. These cases highlight that intoxication with corrosive substances can complicate damage to the gastrointestinal mucosal and damage features depend on the type of substance concentration and quantity of the corrosive substance.

Indexed as

corrosive substancehydrochloric acidIngestionmucosal damagesodium hydrochloride

Identifiers

PMID38450338
PMCPMC10914044
OpenAlexW4390205631

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.