Gastric fluid measurement by blind aspiration in paediatric patients: A gastroscopic evaluation

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 168-172

  Cook Sather, Scott D ^a   Liacouras, Chris A ^a   Previte, Joseph P ^a   Markakis, Dorothea A ^a   Schreiner, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH VOLUME;

EID: 0030902868     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013006     Document Type: Article

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