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标题：Caustic Ingestion in Children: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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作者：Mandana Rafeey ; Morteza Ghojazadeh ; Saeede Sheikhi 等
期刊名称：JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES
印刷版ISSN：2251-9920
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：3
页码：251-265
DOI：10.15171/jcs.2016.027
语种：English
出版社：TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
摘要：Introduction: Caustic ingestion that occurs accidently is one of the most common problems in children. Methods: This systematic review has been performed by searching the databases including Science Direct, ProQuest, Google Scholar, and PubMed. A strategic search was performed with keywords including caustic, corrosive, ingestion, and children, and was limited to articles in English and Persian. Data were analyzed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis2 and PASW Statistics 18. Results: We selected 64 articles regarding caustic ingestion with a total sample of 11,345 cases. The data analysis indicated a higher consumption in young boys (age range 2.78 (2.02) years (OR=0.53 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.49-0.57 (P=0.08)). The most common caustic substances were household cleaning agents, particularly bleaches and cleaners. Esophageal cancer and death were reported as well as digestive and respiratory complications. Invasive and expensive techniques are frequently used for diagnosis, treatment and follow up. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that although caustic ingestion is a serious problem among children, it is a preventable and manageable issue. Therefore, appropriate efforts by families, government, factories, health team and media should be made to handle adequately this matter.
关键词：Caustic ingestion; Systematic review; Meta-Analysis; Children