Routine point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) assessment of gastric antral content in traumatic emergency surgical patients for prevention of aspiration pneumonitis: an observational clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Polytrauma patients are at a higher risk of delayed gastric emptying. To assess the gastric volume, a reliable diagnostic tool is needed to prevent the occurrence of aspiration pneumonia, which remains a serious complication associated with anesthesia. Gastric antral ultrasound can provi...

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Autores principales: Shorbagy, Mohamed S., Kasem, Amr A., Gamal Eldin, Ahmed A., Mahrose, Ramy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8106174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33964867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01357-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8106174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33964867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01357-y

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