RT Book, Section
A1 Moldysz, Anna
A2 Hess, Philip E.
A2 Li, Yunping
A2 Kowalczyk, John J.
A2 Stiles, Justin K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1199674354
T1 Aspiration
T2 Obstetric Anesthesia: Quick References & Practical Guides
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264671465
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199674354
RD 2024/04/19
AB Aspiration  of  gastric  contents  can  cause  a  chemical  pneumonitis  characterized  by  tachypnea,  hypoxia,  and  fever,  first  described  by  Mendelson  in  1946.1  The  incidence  of  mortality  from  aspiration  during  anesthesia  for  labor  and  delivery  has  declined  over  the  recent  decades.  Data  from  Mothers  and  Babies—Reducing  Risk  through  Audits  and  Confidential  Enquiries  across  the  UK  (MBRRACE-UK),  which  is  the  most  comprehensive  database  on  maternal  mortality,  suggests  aspiration  has  not  been  a  contributing  factor  to  maternal  mortality  since  2009.2  The  Serious  Complication  Repository  Project  in  the  United  States  evaluated  257,000  deliveries  at  30  institutions  between  2004  and  2009,  found  no  reported  cases  of  aspiration.3  This  decline  is  likely  due  to: