Abdominal point-of-care ultrasound before anesthesia in a patient with an unstable C-spine
Abdominal point-of-care ultrasound before anesthesia in a patient with an unstable C-spine
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Canada: CMA Impact Inc
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English
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Canada: CMA Impact Inc
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Aspiration of gastric contents is a serious anesthetic complication that can cause considerable morbidity and mortality The frequency of aspiration for elective surgical patients who are fasting is 1:3000, but it can be as high as 30% in patients with severe trauma who require intubation. Risk factors include urgent or emergency surgery, bowel obst...
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Abdominal point-of-care ultrasound before anesthesia in a patient with an unstable C-spine
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2718636395
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2718636395
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0820-3946
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1488-2329
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10.1503/cmaj.220525
