Gum chewing during pre-anesthetic fasting

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-296

  Poulton, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a El Paso Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

chewing gum; fasting; general anesthesia; nil per os; npo

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHEWING GUM; DIET RESTRICTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; MASTICATION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 84856259010     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03751.x     Document Type: Article

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