Gastric aspiration in fiber optic endoscopy

Jerome D. Waye, Ernest Pitman, Kenneth Krueger

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Abstract

One hundred nonemergency fiber optic gastroscopies were performed both with and without preceding gastric aspiration. It was found that in most cases the ability to change the position of the patient rendered unnecessary the traditional procedure of gastric emptying.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)705-707
Number of pages3
JournalDigestive Diseases and Sciences
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1967

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