Abstract
Pulmonary aspiration: the regurgitation of gastric contents with subsequent entry into the respiratory tract, which can cause acute lung injury. Particulate matter in the aspirated contents may lead to a focal inflammatory and foreign-body reaction. Pulmonary injury includes aspiration pneumonitis, which can later evolve into aspiration pneumonia, respiratory failure, or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Essential Clinical Anesthesia Review |
Subtitle of host publication | Keywords, Questions and Answers for the Boards |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 143-146 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781139584005 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781107681309 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- ASA NPO guidelines for fasting
- Acidity of aspirated material
- Antacids
- Histamine H2 antagonists
- Induction techniques to reduce aspiration risk
- Management of perioperative pulmonary aspiration
- Metoclopramide
- Occurrence of aspiration in the perioperative period
- Pharmacologic approaches to reduce aspiration risk
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Pulmonary aspiration
- Risk factors for pulmonary aspiration
- Signs and symptoms of aspiration
- Volume of aspiration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine