Ultrasonographic evaluation of gastric contents in term pregnant women fasted for six hours

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 34, Issue , 2018, Pages 15-20

  Hakak, S ^a,b   McCaul, C L ^a   Crowley, L ^b  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Fasting; Gastric ultrasound; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH VOLUME; ULTRASOUND; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; STOMACH;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYLORIC ANTRUM; STOMACH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85042849811     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.01.004     Document Type: Article

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