Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?

A 69 year old woman, operated for right modified radical mastectomy under general anaesthesia, developed Acute Gastric Dilatation (AGD) on the second postoperative day. The possible causes and management are discussed.

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Main Authors: Tasneem Dhansura, Mehul Bhansali, Tarana Shaikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-07-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
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Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/Post-Operative-Acute-Gastric-Dilatation.pdf
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spelling doaj-fe2a775c06664b809ed3bd50262f29f52020-11-24T23:18:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Indian Anaesthetists' Forum0973-03112015-07-01161414Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?Tasneem Dhansura0Mehul Bhansali1Tarana Shaikh2Saifee Hospital, MumbaiSaifee Hospital, MumbaiSaifee Hospital, MumbaiA 69 year old woman, operated for right modified radical mastectomy under general anaesthesia, developed Acute Gastric Dilatation (AGD) on the second postoperative day. The possible causes and management are discussed.http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/Post-Operative-Acute-Gastric-Dilatation.pdfacute gastric dilationopioidsgeneral anaesthesia
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author Tasneem Dhansura
Mehul Bhansali
Tarana Shaikh
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Mehul Bhansali
Tarana Shaikh
Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?
The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
acute gastric dilation
opioids
general anaesthesia
author_facet Tasneem Dhansura
Mehul Bhansali
Tarana Shaikh
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title Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?
title_short Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?
title_full Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?
title_fullStr Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?
title_full_unstemmed Post-Operative Acute Gastric Dilatation: Are We Responsible?
title_sort post-operative acute gastric dilatation: are we responsible?
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
issn 0973-0311
publishDate 2015-07-01
description A 69 year old woman, operated for right modified radical mastectomy under general anaesthesia, developed Acute Gastric Dilatation (AGD) on the second postoperative day. The possible causes and management are discussed.
topic acute gastric dilation
opioids
general anaesthesia
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