Do Asymptomatic Patients Need Endoscopy after Caustic Ingestion?

James D Whitledge^{1

2

3}, Michele M Burns^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA. james.whitledge@uvmhealth.org.
² Northern New England Poison Center, Portland, ME, USA. james.whitledge@uvmhealth.org.
³ , 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA. james.whitledge@uvmhealth.org.
⁴ Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Editorial

James D Whitledge et al. J Med Toxicol. 2024.

. 2024 Jul 27;20(3):254-255.

doi: 10.1007/s13181-024-01009-w. Epub 2024 Apr 29.

James D Whitledge^{1

2

3}, Michele M Burns^{4

5}

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA. james.whitledge@uvmhealth.org.
² Northern New England Poison Center, Portland, ME, USA. james.whitledge@uvmhealth.org.
³ , 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA. james.whitledge@uvmhealth.org.
⁴ Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Acid; Asymptomatic; Caustic ingestion; Exploratory; Self-harm.

Conflict of interest statement

James Whitledge reports no conflicts of interest. Michele Burns is the Pediatric Toxicology Section Editor for UpToDate.

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