Ultrasound assessment of the prevalence of increased gastric contents and volume in elective pediatric patients: A prospective cohort study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 906-913

  Bouvet, Lionel ^a,b   Bellier, Nicolas ^a   Gagey Riegel, Anne Charlotte ^a   Desgranges, François Pierrick ^a,b   Chassard, Dominique ^a,b   De Queiroz Siqueira, Mathilde ^a  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

child; general anesthesia; measurement; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH JUICE; SUPINE POSITION; ACID ASPIRATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYLORIC ANTRUM; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85053407244     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13472     Document Type: Article

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