Aspiration Risk
Question: What are the five factors that increase the risk of aspiration?
Answer: The five factors that increase the risk of aspiration are:
- Inadequate starvation period
- Decreased gastric motility:
- Pregnancy in labour
- Trauma
- Opioids
- Anxiety
- Diabetes
- Decreased effectiveness of lower oesophageal sphincter:
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux
- Pregnancy
- Increased intra-abdominal pressure:
- Obesity
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Pregnancy
- Inadequate anaesthesia