Bronchoaspiration: Incidence, consequences and management

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-84

  Beck Schimmer, Beatrice B ^a,b   Bonvini, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Anaesthesia; Aspiration; Complications; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; ENFLURANE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VOLATILE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ACID ASPIRATION; ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; LIVER TOXICITY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PRESSURE; MEDIATOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPECIES; STEROID THERAPY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PH; STOMACH VOLUME; SUCTION; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEOSTOMY; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79951481184     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834205a8     Document Type: Review

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