Ultrasound to guide the individual medical decision by evaluating the gastric contents and risk of aspiration: A literature review

Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is one of the most terrible complications following general anesthesia. It is important for patients to prevent this complication by obeying the preoperative fasting protocol strictly. At present, it has been reported by many studies that bedside ultrasound,...

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Main Authors: Gang Zhang, Xiaoyan Huang, Yunhua Shui, Chunqiong Luo, Lan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958420300506