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Table 4 The use of surgical intervention for CMI, according to survey respondents

From: Caustic ingestion management: world society of emergency surgery preliminary survey of expert opinion

Surgical intervention

 

Surgery indication

Peritonitis, free air, peritoneal free fluid

29

100 %

Depending on depth

3

10 %

Surgical approach

Laparotomy

15

52 %

Possible laparoscopy

14

48 %

Reconstruction

Not perform urgent surgery

20

69 %

If patient is stable, perform urgent surgery

9

31 %