Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
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J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. · Jul 2010
Gastric emptying time of oral contrast material in children and adolescents undergoing abdominal computed tomography.
: Considering the hazards of pulmonary aspiration of oral contrast material (OCM) during general anesthesia, we investigated the gastric emptying time (GET) of OCM in children and adolescents undergoing abdominal computed tomography (CT). ⋯ : Given the variability of GET of OCM and if clinically feasible, we advocate waiting at least 3 hours between completion of OCM ingestion and general anesthesia induction.