Preventing aspiration and regurgitation

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 368-372

  Benington, Steve ^a   Severn, Andrew ^a  

^a Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine in the North West ^*

Author keywords

antacid prophylaxis; cricoid pressure; lower oesophageal sphincter; rapid sequence induction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; CYCLIZINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; OMEPRAZOLE; OPIATE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CRICOID; DIET RESTRICTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG ASPIRATION; MONOTHERAPY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34548310380     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2007.07.011     Document Type: Review

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