The Correlation between Ultrasonographic Gastric Antral Area and Vomiting in Patients undergoing Procedural Sedation and Analgesia

Introduction: Aspiration of gastric contents is one of the most important complications during procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA). It seems that gastric ultrasonography could be a suitable tool for qualitative and quantitative measurement of gastric contents before PSA. Objective: In the prese...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Nasr-Esfahani, Maryam Behravan, Mehrdad Esmailian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://ajem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ajem/article/view/308