Aspiration risk under anaesthesia: difference between revisions
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| 19 | The relationship between residual content and aspiration is not one-to-one. Aspiration requires content, regurgitation and failure of airway protection, and content alone is a necessary rather than a sufficient condition.{{r|joshi2023}} | 19 | The relationship between residual content and aspiration is not one-to-one. Aspiration requires content, regurgitation and failure of airway protection, and content alone is a necessary rather than a sufficient condition.{{r|joshi2023}} |
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| + | 21 | == How guidance has developed == | |
| + | 22 | Early guidance suggested withholding weekly agents for a period before elective procedures and daily agents on the day. Subsequent statements moderated this, noting the absence of outcome evidence, the harm of interrupting treatment, and the availability of individualised assessment.{{r|joshi2023}} | |
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| + | 24 | | Consideration | Direction | | |
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| + | 26 | | Recent escalation or dose increase | Higher concern | | |
| + | 27 | | Established on stable dose for months | Lower concern | | |
| + | 28 | | Symptoms of delayed emptying | Higher concern | | |
| + | 29 | | Ultrasound showing empty stomach | Assessment rather than inference | | |
| + | 30 | | Urgency of the procedure | Weighs against delay | | |
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| 21 | == References == | 32 | == References == |
| 22 | {{reflist}} | 33 | {{reflist}} |