Comparison of Preoperative Assessment of Gastric Volume and pH in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery with Prior Two Hour Fasting versus Overnight Fasting- A Randomised Clinical Trial
Introduction: Aspiration of gastric content is a known life-threatening, yet preventable complication of anaesthesia. While mostly all elective procedures do follow the preoperative fasting protocols as recommended by American Society of Anaesthesia (ASA), there are many situations where the fasting...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2022-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16907/55825_CE(AD)_F(KM)_PF1(SC_SS)_PFA(SC_KM)_PN(KM).pdf |