Just say no: gastric aspiration and lavage rarely provide benefit.

Ann Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Published: April 2010

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.10.016DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

gastric aspiration
4
aspiration lavage
4
lavage rarely
4
rarely provide
4
provide benefit
4
gastric
1
lavage
1
rarely
1
provide
1
benefit
1

Similar Publications

Obesity is a major global health problem and at the same time a financial burden for social security systems. For a long time, conventional lifestyle interventions have tried unsuccessfully to find a solution. It has been proven that only interventions that ultimately address the central control centers of hunger, appetite and satiety will lead to sustained weight loss.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The GLP-1 receptor-based agonists (GLP-1RAs) and SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are major 21 century breakthroughs in diabetes and obesity medicine but there are important safety considerations regarding the perioperative and periprocedural management of individuals who are treated with these agents. GLP-1RAs have been linked to an increased risk of retained gastric contents and pulmonary aspiration while SGLT2i can be associated with diabetic ketoacidosis. This manuscript provides a narrative review of the available evidence for perioperative and periprocedural risks in people prescribed GLP-1RAs and SGLT2i.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report.

Int J Surg Case Rep

January 2025

Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, First People's Hospital of Jiashan County, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.

Introduction: Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare type of pancreatic cancer with an extremely low incidence rate and a prognosis that is poorer than that of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Presentation Of Case: We report a case of pure pancreatic SCC in an 80-year-old man. Based on the examination before surgical resection, we did not detect any SCC lesions that might have metastasized to the pancreas.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Glucose-Lowering Agents Developed in the Last Two Decades and Their Perioperative Implications.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

December 2024

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

The last two decades have provided far more options f both patients and their physicians in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. While dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have been approved for nearly two decades, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) are relatively new. Of interest to perioperative physicians, these drugs present specific perioperative concerns, prompting many societies to issue guidelines.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

: Despite standard preoperative fasting guidelines, residual gastric content can persist in some patients, increasing the risk of aspiration pneumonitis. Multiple patient-specific factors may predict gastric content retention, but their predictive accuracy is limited. We hypothesized that ultrasound would more reliably identify residual gastric content compared to a comprehensive questionnaire and aimed to determine the most practical approach for risk assessment in elective surgical patients.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!