"Nil per oral after midnight": Is it necessary for clear fluids?

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 445-447

  Dalal, Kajal S ^a   Rajwade, Dhanwanti ^a   Suchak, Ragini ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Clear fluids; Preoperative fasting; Pulmonary aspiration; Stomach contents pH; Volume

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GASTRIC SUCTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PH;

EID: 79251471159     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.71044     Document Type: Article

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