Preoperative fasting in emergencies: choice for preventing aspiration pneumonitis
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Preoperative fasting for preventing perioperative complications in children.
BACKGROUND Children, like adults, are required to fast before general anaesthesia with the aim of reducing the volume and acidity of their stomach contents. It is thought that fasting reduces the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents during surgery. Recent developments have encouraged a shift from the standard 'nil-by-mouth-from-midnight' fasting policy to more relaxed regime...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1975-8456,2093-5951
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2014.57.5.429