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Post‐parturn sterilisation—an anaesthetic hazard?
Author(s) -
Rennie Agnes L.,
Richard Janice A.,
Milne M.K.,
Dalrymple D.G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb06307.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aspiration pneumonia , anesthesia , surgery , pneumonia
A case of acid aspiration pneumonitis which occurred in the puerperium is described. Gastric aspirate was collected in fifty patients undergoing postpartum sterilisation. Results of pH and volume suggest these patients should be regarded as potential candidates at risk of developing Mendelson's syndrome.