A case of acid pulmonary aspiration syndrome ( Mendelsons syndrome) during induction of anesthesia .
- Author:
Dong Ki LEE
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- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH: Aminophylline; Anesthesia*; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; Lung; Oxygen; Pneumonia, Aspiration
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1970;3(1):75-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: A case of Mendelson's syndrome during induction of anesthesia has been reported. The patient was treated with hydrocortisone IV, oxygen c IPPB, aminophylline and antibiotics. The patient recovered completely 3 days after aspiration. We must take the preventive measure for aspiration into the lung during anesthesia, especially obstetric patient.
