Comparative ultrasound study of gastric emptying between an isotonic solution and a nutritional supplement

Background and objectives: Preoperative fasting may lead to undesirable effects in the surgical patient in whom there is a stimulus to ingesting clear liquids until 2 hours before anesthesia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the gastric emptying of two different solutions using ultrasound. Meth...

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Main Authors: Flora Margarida Barra Bisinotto, Luciano Alves Matias da Silveira, Tiago Caneu Rossi, Laura Bisinotto Martins, Gustavo Palis Zago, Mariana Andrade Lopes Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001418301362