Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Guncel Pediatri, cilt.11, sa.3, ss.107-113, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
Introduction: We aimed to contribute to the epidemiological database of our country with regard to corrosive material ingestions. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 139 cases of corrosive ingestion who were admitted to Pediatric Surgery Department of Akdeniz University between 2005 and 2010. Cases were evaluated in terms of age, gender, socioeconomic level, the active substance and levels of the burn. In addition some of the data were obtained by phone contacts with the families. Results: The mean age of the most frequent intake of corrosive was 3.35±1.93. It was determined that most of the children were male. More than half of the mothers were primary school graduates and working. It was found that caustic substance intake was found to be most frequent in summer months. It was also determined that children took ether phosphate most frequently and that mothers of children purchased caustic substances in a closed container, but these substances were divided to another utensil at home. It was found that children ingested caustic substances found in their homes and families were brought their children to the hospital without doing anything. Conclusions: The increasing diversity of corrosive substances used in household cleaning, constitutes a great danger for children. In this respect, especially families at risk groups should be identified and these families need to be informed about the dangers of corrosive materials. © The Journal of Current Pediatrics, published by Galenos Publishing.