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The influence of different patient positions during rapid induction with severe regurgitation on the volume of aspirate and time to intubation: a prospective randomised manikin simulation study

BACKGROUND: Aspiration is a main contributor to morbidity and mortality in anaesthesia. The ideal patient positioning for rapid sequence induction remains controversial. A head-down tilt and full cervical spine extension (Sellick) might prevent aspiration but at the same time compromise airway manag...

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Autores principales: St. Pierre, Michael, Krischke, Frederick, Luetcke, Bjoern, Schmidt, Joachim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30678655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-019-0686-x