The effectiveness of cimetidine as a preoperative medication in increasing gastric pH and decreasing gastric volume in obese patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects*
D002927:Cimetidine