The Effects of Fasting Status on the Relative Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration in Acute Care Surgery Patients

V. Reed LaSala,Madison Morgan,Eric H. Bradburn,Tawnya M. Vernon,George O. Maish

The Effects of Fasting Status on the Relative Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration in Acute Care Surgery Patients

2020

V. Reed LaSala
Madison Morgan
Eric H. Bradburn
Tawnya M. Vernon
George O. Maish

BackgroundAcute care surgery patients are often unfasted at the time of surgery, presenting a unique opportunity to study the effects of fasting on the risk of pulmonary aspiration. We aimed to det...

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General surgery
acute care surgery
Pulmonary aspiration
Fasting Status
Emergency medicine
Medicine
Relative risk

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