Editorial II: Who is at increased risk of pulmonary aspiration?
Open Access
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 93 (4), 497-500
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aeh234
Abstract
Since the danger of pulmonary aspiration was recognized in the 1930s in obstetric anaesthesia,1 and Mendelson established its aetiology in 1946,2 efforts have been made to reduce its incidence: fasting before anaesthesia, prophylactic medication (such as antacids or H2 antagonists), rapid-sequence induction of anaesthesia with application of cricoid pressure, and the use of a cuffed tracheal tube.Keywords
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