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Normal gastric emptying time of a carbohydrate-rich drink in elderly patients with acute hip fracture: a pilot study
BACKGROUND: Guidelines for fasting in elderly patients with acute hip fracture are the same as for other trauma patients, and longer than for elective patients. The reason is assumed stress-induced delayed gastric emptying with possible risk of pulmonary aspiration. Prolonged fasting in elderly pati...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5311728/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28202056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-016-0299-6 |