Drinking 300 mL of clear fluid two hours before surgery has no effect on gastric fluid volume and pH in fasting and non-fasting obese patients

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-115

  Maltby, J Roger ^a   Pytka, Saul ^a,b   Watson, Neil C ^a   McTaggart, Robert A ^a   Fick, Gordon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Rockyview General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PH; TUBE;

EID: 1842828920     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018767     Document Type: Article

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