Pre-procedural fasting in emergency sedation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-261

  Thorpe, Rebecca J ^a   Benger, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; KETAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; PROPOFOL;

APNEA; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; REVIEW; RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FASTING; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77950851471     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.069120     Document Type: Review

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