ALTHOUGH expected to be increasingly rare, death and a considerable morbidity still follow the aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs in the anesthetic period. The exact rate of occurrence ...

Encountering retained gastric contents during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is more common in patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) but rarely leads to procedure ...

ASPIRATION of gastric contents into the respiratory tract by the unconscious patient is a serious, and sometimes a fatal, hazard. In a series of 44,016 pregnancies studied at the New York Lying-in ...

Sept. 17, 2002 — Surfactant may successfully treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to gastric aspiration, according to a presentation made on Sept. 15 at the 12th Annual Congress of ...

This study was performed to determine the clinical importance, incidence, and early identifying features of infection occuring in children in the first 48 hr after severe acute lung injury from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger age, tirzepatide and oral semaglutide were associated with a higher risk for retained gastric contents.

Researchers found that 4 of 23 individuals (17.4%) in the GLP-1 RA group undergoing EGD alone and none of 46 in the control group had food retention. (HealthDay News) — Use of glucagon-like peptide 1 ...

A 32-year-old man who died after downing dozens of roaches and worms last month to win a python at a Florida reptile store choked to death, medical officials said Monday. Edward Archbold died “as a ...

Edward Archbold, 32, died as a result of "asphyxia due to choking and aspiration of gastric contents," says a report released by the Broward County medical examiner's office You can save this article ...

A 32-year-old man who died after downing dozens of roaches and worms last month to win a python at a Florida reptile store choked to death, medical officials said Monday. Edward Archbold died “as a ...