Gastric ultrasound to guide anesthetic management in elective surgical patients non-compliant with fasting instructions: A retrospective cohort study

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 787-795

  Van De Putte, Peter ^a,b   Van Hoonacker, Jonathan ^a   Perlas, Anahi ^c  

^a AZ Monica   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fasting; Gastrointestinal contents; Patient compliance; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CONTENT; STRATIFICATION; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANESTHESIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; STOMACH JUICE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FASTING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85049298633     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12305-9     Document Type: Article

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