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Gastric Volume and Its Relationship to Underlying Pathology or Acid-suppressing Medication

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary aspiration during sedation is a major concern for sedation providers, making identifying high-risk patients a priority. Gastric fluid volume (GFV), an accepted risk factor for aspiration, has not been well characterized in fasting children. We hypothesized that GFV would increa...

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Autores principales: Wittgrove, Carli, Birisci, Esma, Kantor, Jeff, Dalabih, Abdallah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5735482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29284843
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.AER_149_17