Food residues identified in the pharynx of a patient with a cleft palate

Solid food residues were identified in the pharynx of a 17-month-old infant with a cleft palate at the time of anesthesia induction, although nothing-by-mouth directions for more than four hours had been strictly followed. Preoperative airway management, e.g. gargling and nose blowing, is necessary...

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Published inMasui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 52; no. 1; p. 76
Main Authors Ohbuchi, Yuko, Hidaka, Koji, Yanagawa, Shinpei, Kadota, Waki, Tsuchida, Hideaki, Kawakami, Shigehiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.01.2003
Subjects
Anesthesia, General
Cleft Palate - physiopathology
Cleft Palate - surgery
Fasting
Female
Food
Humans
Infant
Pharynx
Preoperative Care
Time Factors
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Summary:Solid food residues were identified in the pharynx of a 17-month-old infant with a cleft palate at the time of anesthesia induction, although nothing-by-mouth directions for more than four hours had been strictly followed. Preoperative airway management, e.g. gargling and nose blowing, is necessary in patients with a cleft palate even after an appropriate period of fasting because food residues may remain in the nose due to the anatomical abnormality.
ISSN:0021-4892