Sept. 17, 2002 — Surfactant may successfully treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to gastric aspiration, according to a presentation made on Sept. 15 at the 12th Annual Congress of ...

ASPIRATION of gastric contents into the respiratory tract by the unconscious patient is a serious, and sometimes a fatal, hazard. In a series of 44,016 pregnancies studied at the New York Lying-in ...

April 30, 2009 (Paris, France) — In news that might be hard to digest for the makers of acid-reducing proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), Belgian investigators have found evidence to suggest that ...

Regurgitation and aspiration of stomach contents may cause serious complications in old and infirm patients, in those who are unconscious, regardless of the cause, and in those suffering from some ...

Since the modern practice of anesthesia has evolved, providers have been concerned about pulmonary aspiration -- when gastric contents enter the lung, resulting in severe complications including ...

A simple sip of water can turn life-threatening, leading to aspiration pneumonia when liquid enters the lungs instead of the ...

A 24-year-old man presented for a scheduled elective open reduction and internal fixation of his fractured right fibula. His BMI was 22. During the pre-operative assessment, the patient noted that he ...

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 agonist drugs for weight management could lead to aspiration pneumonia after endoscopy, a recent study found. Image credit: UCG/Getty Images. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have ...