RT Book, Section A1 Kim, Alan A1 Hannallah, Medhat A2 Freeman, Brian S. A2 Berger, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1102568373 T1 Aspiration of Gastric Contents T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071821377 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102568373 RD 2024/10/04 AB Aspiration of gastric contents is a rare but significant concern during the perioperative period. The incidence of pulmonary aspiration ranges between 0.7 and 4.7 per 10 000 administered anesthetics in nonpregnant adults, 5.3 per 10 000 anesthetics in pregnant patients, and 3.8 and 10.2 per 10 000 anesthetics in children. Pulmonary aspiration increases the risk of perioperative morbidity (ARDS, prolonged intubation, infection) and mortality (3.8%-4.6% in the general population, 0%-12% in the obstetric patients).