title: Mendelson syndrome in the labour ward.
abstract: A case history is reported to caution against the recommendation that a nonparticulate diet be permitted in labour unless participants are not candidates for regional analgesia. A woman was admitted to Intensive Care with Mendelson syndrome. She had been given a meal in early labour, delivered vaginally with epidural analgesia then aspirated stomach contents. Oral intake during labour may continue to be a risk factor for pulmonary aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Boyle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome