Pulmonary aspiration in pediatric patients during general anesthesia: Incidence and outcome

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-102

  Borland, Lawrence M ^a,b   Sereika, Susan M ^a,b   Woelfel, Susan K ^a,b   Saitz, Edward W ^a   Carrillo, Pamela A ^a   Lupin, Judy L ^a   Motoyama, Etsuro K ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics ^*

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Aspiration, pediatric; Epidemiology; Incidence; Outcome; Pediatrics; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032031907     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00250-X     Document Type: Article

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