Ways to prevent and treat pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Apfel, Christian C ^a   Roewer, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspiration of gastric content; Aspiration pneumonitis; Cricoid pressure; Sellick manoeuvre

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; RANITIDINE; ROCURONIUM; STEROID; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; CRICOID; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG COMPLICATION; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH PH;

EID: 17144365458     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000162834.33474.e0     Document Type: Review

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