Aspiration in the Context of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary aspiration is a life-threatening complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, the incidence of which has not been determined. Endoscopy-related aspiration has not been studied in procedures in which patients swallow a radiolabelled potential aspirate immediately before end...

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Main Authors: A Thomson, J Tye-Din, S Tonga, J Scott, C Mclaren, P Pavli, F Lomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/307937