Fatal aspiration (Mendelson's) syndrome despite antacids and cricoid pressure.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 2 ·No. 8136 ·1979-08-04 ·Pages 228-30

Robinson JS, Thompson JM

Abstract

Two patients died after inhalation of gastric contents during general anaesthesia for caesarean section. Both had received antacid therapy before surgery and their stomachs contained large volumes of fluid. Failure to empty the stomach preoperatively may have been a major contributory cause of these deaths.

MeSH Terms

Adult Anesthesia, General/adverse effects Anesthesia, Obstetrical/adverse effects Cesarean Section Female Gastric Emptying Gastric Juice Humans Pneumonia, Aspiration/etiology,mortality Pregnancy Preoperative Care Pulmonary Edema/etiology,mortality Vomiting/complications

Authors & Affiliations

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Robinson J S

Thompson J M

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(79)90240-x

Published

1979-08-04

Pages

228-30

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)90240-x View journal details

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