Is antacid treatment necessary in obstetric anesthesia?
All the obstetric units in Jeddah were surveyed regarding the use of antacid prophylaxis and the methods of anesthesia used for emergency and elective cesarian section. The results were compared with the Western practice where marked variation was found but this apparently did not influence mortality from acid aspiration.
Al Mazrooa
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AA
Department of Anaesthesia, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alyafi
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WA
Marzouki
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SA
D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000863:Antacids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D018890:Chemoprevention; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012529:Saudi Arabia
D000863:Antacids