Dilated esophagus on a preoperative chest radiograph: an easily missed risk factor for aspiration
Esôfago dilatado em uma radiografia de tórax pré-operatória: um fator de risco facilmente esquecido para aspiração
Penghui Wei, Ye Li, Jing Li, Jianjun Li
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2021.04.018
Braz J Anesthesiol, vol.72, n2, p.306-307, 2021
Keywords
aspiration,
risk factor,
dilated esophagus,
chest radiography,
COVID-19
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