Case Report: The use of gastric ultrasound to assess risk of pulmonary aspiration
Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is a dreaded complication of general anesthesia, as it carries significant patient morbidity and mortality. Subsequent aspiration pneumonia can lead to prolonged mechanical ventilation, and a mortality rate of up to 5%. To minimize the risk of pulmonary aspir...
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CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc.,
2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is a dreaded complication of general anesthesia, as it carries significant patient morbidity and mortality. Subsequent aspiration pneumonia can lead to prolonged mechanical ventilation, and a mortality rate of up to 5%. To minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration, patients are required - as per the American Society of Anesthesiology's "Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting" - to fast prior to elective surgery in order to ensure that the stomach is empty prior to induction of general anesthesia. |
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| Item Description: | 10.24908/pocus.v1i2.13254 2369-8543 |