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This was a retrospective single-center study of patients admitted for IFB or IC between 2000 and 2019 at a tertiary center. Demographic and clinical data, as well as preliminary exams, were evaluated. Also, variables of the clinical outcomes, including the length of stay (LS) and other inpatient complications, were assessed. Sixty-six patients were included (44 IFB and 22 IC). The median LS was 7 days, with no differences between the groups (p = 0.07). The values of C-reactive protein (CRP) upon admission correlated with the LS in the IFB group (p &lt; 0.01) but not with that of those admitted after IC. In the IFB patients, a diagnosis of perforation on both an endoscopy (p = 0.02) and CT scan (p &lt; 0.01) was correlated with the LS. The Zargar classification was not correlated with the LS in the IC patients (p = 0.36). However, it was correlated with antibiotics, nosocomial pneumonia and an increased need for intensive care treatment. CT assessment of the severity of the caustic lesions did not correlate with the LS. In patients admitted for IFB, CRP values may help stratify the probability of complications. In patients admitted due to IC, the Zargar classification may help to predict inpatient complications, but it does not correlate with the LS.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics13213304","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,25]],"date-time":"2023-10-25T06:19:58Z","timestamp":1698214798000},"page":"3304","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Predicting Factors of Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized after Esophageal Foreign Body or Caustic Injuries: The Experience of a Tertiary Center"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Tiago","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, 4200-427 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0340-0830","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miguel","family":"Mascarenhas Saraiva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, 4200-427 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Afonso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, 4200-427 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"WGO Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training Center, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Lorenzo","family":"Brozzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Pancreas Institute, Department of Medicine, G.B. 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