Aspiration prophylaxis and rapid sequence induction for elective cesarean delivery: Time to reassess old dogma?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1503-1505

  De Souza, Duncan G ^a   Doar, Lauren H ^a   Mehta, Sachin H ^a   Tiouririne, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ACID ASPIRATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART FUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH EMPTYING;

EID: 77951762434     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d7e33c     Document Type: Short Survey

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