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Pulmonary aspiration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In medicine, aspiration is the entry of secretions or foreign material into the trachea and lungs. The patient may either inhale the material, or it may be blown into the lungs during positive press...
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The pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents, while an uncommon event, represents an anesthetic complication whose consequences can be formidable (aspiration pneumonitis and respiratory failure) and whose treatment is nonspecific and supportive (1). The preoccupation of anesthesiologists with minimizing gastric...
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LUNG (PULMONARY): MAIN MENU ... Lung (Pulmonary) Overview; Aspiration Pneumonia ... Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Hypertension...
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s. As a rule of thumb, any condition which compromises a patient's level of consciousness is a risk factor for pulmonary aspiration. ... As a rule of thumb, any condition which compromises a patient's level of consciousness is a risk factor for pulmonary aspiration. Absence or presence of a gag reflex has no bearing on...
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1 Aerodigestive and Sleep Center, and, Divisions of 2 Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, 3 Pediatric Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, ... Chronic pulmonary aspiration (CPA) in children is an important cause of recurrent pneumonia, progressive lung injury, respiratory disability and death.
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Pulmonary manifestations of acute aspiration of gastric contents. ... Pulmonary aspiration in pediatric patients during general anesthesia: incidence and outcome. ... Surfactant lavage with lidocaine improves pulmonary function in piglets after HCl-induced acute lung injury.
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