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Masui
; 52(1): 76-7, 2003 Jan.
Article
in Japanese
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12632628
ABSTRACT
Solid food residues were identified in the pharynx of a 17-month-old infant with a cleft palate at the time of anesthesia induction, although nothing-by-mouth directions for more than four hours had been strictly followed. Preoperative airway management, e.g. gargling and nose blowing, is necessary in patients with a cleft palate even after an appropriate period of fasting because food residues may remain in the nose due to the anatomical abnormality.