Management of caustic ingestion: the time has come for consensus guidelines

Bruno Mégarbanea Department of Medical and Toxicological Critical Care, Lariboisière Hospital, Federation of Toxicology APHP, Paris-Diderot University, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]

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Mark Zammitb Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

Davide Lonatic Pavia Poison Centre and National Toxicology Information Centre, Toxicology Unit, IRCCS Maugeri Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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