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The Anesthetic Management of Patients with High Aspiration Risk

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Intensivtherapie

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Compared to other dreaded anesthetic complications the aspiration of stomach content appears to be the most completely preventable. Constant vigilance and a high index of suspicion are essential.

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Brosch, F.R. (1975). The Anesthetic Management of Patients with High Aspiration Risk. In: Bergmann, H., Blauhut, B. (eds) Intensivtherapie. Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Anaesthesiologie und Wiederbelebung Anesthésiologie et Réanimation, vol 94. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66246-1_39

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