Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is a major cause of anesthesia morbidity and mortality. Point-of-care gastric ultrasound provides information regarding the type and volume of gastric content. The hypothesis of this prospective cohort study was that the addition of point-of-care gastric ultrasound to standard patient assessment results in changes in anesthetic management in at least 30% of elective surgical patients who do not follow fasting instructions. ⋯ This prospective case series suggests that a standardized point-of care gastric ultrasound examination informs anesthesiologists' perceived level of aspiration risk and leads to changes in anesthetic management in a significant proportion of elective patients who did not follow fasting instructions.
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Erratum to: Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth 2015 DOI 10.1007/s12630-015-0441-9. In the article entitled: "Real-time ultrasound-guided epidural catheter insertion in obese parturients" published in the November 2015 issue, Can J Anesth 2015; DOI: 10.1007/s12630-015-0441-9, the name of the third author is incorrect and should read: Marc Edouard Gentili. The publisher apologizes most sincerely for this error.