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What Happens If Stomach Is Not Emptied Before A Surgery?
my sister had rectal cancer and was stage four. It had stared out in her appindex, and by the time they found it had spread to her female organs and bladder. She went through kemo and two years. they said that they reattach everything like it was before because the cancer was gone. she was really exited to being to go back to normal before she had the cancer. ok, what could happen if someone didn t cleanout their stomache out before the surgery/
Wed, 23 May 2018
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Cleaning or emptying the stomach is necessary for operation if anesthesia is given, because once patient is unconscious under anesthesia, the swallow is paralyzed, and hence the food in the stomach can come and go into the lungs to cause serious pneumonia. The risk is also there even in the earlier minutes after recovery from the anesthesia and until patient is fully conscious. So, we generally recommend people to be on empty stomach before anesthesia.
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Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Cleaning or emptying the stomach is necessary for operation if anesthesia is given, because once patient is unconscious under anesthesia, the swallow is paralyzed, and hence the food in the stomach can come and go into the lungs to cause serious pneumonia. The risk is also there even in the earlier minutes after recovery from the anesthesia and until patient is fully conscious. So, we generally recommend people to be on empty stomach before anesthesia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
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