Silent regurgitation during general anesthesia
KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal. 1996; 28 (1): 66-9
in English
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ABSTRACT
Regurgitation of acidic gastric fluid and subsequent pulmonary injury still remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in clinical anesthesia. In this case report we describe our experience with a 39-year-old Indian woman who developed silent regurgitation [SR] during induction of general anesthesia for an emergency surgery. SR was manifested by hypoxaemia [SaO2 90%] and bronchospasm. Her chest x-ray revealed collapse and consolidation of the right upper lobe of the lung. She was treated with corticosteroids, aminophylline, antibiotics and fibreoptic bronchoscopic lavage and ultimately recovered without any long-term sequelae
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Aspiration
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Bronchial Spasm
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Gastroesophageal Reflux
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Anesthesia
Language:
English
Journal:
Kuwait Med. J.
Year:
1996
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