Gastric tubes and airway management in patients at risk of aspiration: History, current concepts, and proposal of an algorithm

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 569-579

  Salem, M Ramez ^a   Khorasani, Arjang ^a   Saatee, Siavosh ^a   Crystal, George J ^a   El Orbany, Mohammad ^b  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CRICOID; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FOOD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH INTUBATION; STOMACH TUBE; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84896734711     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182917f11     Document Type: Review

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