الفهرس 
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Abstract
Prediction of the presence and severity of GIT injury following ingestion of a caustic substance is a challenging problem. The use of initial symptoms and signs or laboratory tests to predict the outcome of GIT injury is controversial. One study developed a new score known as DROOL Score, which is a new prognostic method based on initial symptoms and signs to predict stricture formation without endoscopic grading. The aim of this work was to study the value of the intoxication data, clinical findings and certain laboratory parameters in the early prediction of the outcome following corrosive ingestion, and test the applicability of DROOL Score as a prognostic indicator of the outcome. The present study is a prospective cohort study performed on patients admitted to poison control center of Ain Shams University Hospital (PCCA) with history of corrosive ingestion during the period from the 1st of June to the 30th of November 2015. During the period of the present study the total number of patients with corrosive poisoning that presented to the emergency department were 1010, 92 patients were subjected in the current study. Regarding the mortality of intoxicated patients, the presence of drooling of saliva, dysphagia, hematemesis / melena, dyspnea, tachypnea, cough and respiratory distress as initial manifestations can predict high risk of mortality in corrosive intoxicated patients.