Aspiration
Aspiration means to draw in or out using a sucking motion. This medical term has two meanings, depending on how it is used: Aspiration can mean breathing in a foreign object (such as sucking food into the… More »
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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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What is pulmonary aspiration? ... Pulmonary aspiration is the act of inhaling (breathing in) a foreign material. This material, which could be food, liquid, medicine, mucus, or saliva, then goes into your windpipe (trachea) and lungs instead of your stomach.
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:A review of most important risk factors for pulmonary aspiration, preventive measures of them, and management of aspiration consequences, with its physiopatology. ... The consequences of pulmonary aspiration depend on the type of material aspirated, its volume and pH. It is now accepted that even a small volume of...
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Sellick maneuver. This pressure prevents gastric contents from leaking into the pharynx by extrinsic obstruction of the esophagus ... Back to Pulmonary Aspiration ... Back to Anesthesiology...
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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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