Letters3 October 2006Risk Assessment for and Strategies to Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary ComplicationsAmir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA and Vincenza Snow, MDAmir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHAFrom the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Search for more papers by this author and Vincenza Snow, MDFrom the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-7-200610030-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: Dr. Qaseem makes an important point about acid suppression prophylaxis in a subset of patients at increased risk for pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during surgery. Although we agree, acid suppression is widely used for gastrointestinal prophylaxis. As Dr. Qaseem pointed out, even though the acid aspiration syndrome is a critical perioperative complication, it is limited to a very small subset of patients. The use of acid suppression solely as a preventive strategy for pulmonary complications was excluded from our review. These patients need to be individually evaluated and managed appropriately. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoRisk Assessment for and Strategies to Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary Complications Tahir Qaseem Metrics Cited byLaringectomie parziali sopracricoidee (cricoioidopessia e crico-ioido-epiglottopessia)Laringectomías parciales supracricoideas (cricohioidopexia y cricohioidoepiglotopexia)Preoperative EvaluationPreoperative cardiac risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality in elderly patients without heart failure undergoing hip fracture surgery: a single-centre studyMedical Care of the Surgical PatientRapid Geriatric Assessment of Hip FracturePreoperative EvaluationOptimal Preoperative Assessment of the Geriatric Surgical Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American Geriatrics SocietyPostoperative morbidity after fast-track laparoscopic resection of rectal cancerAnesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Bypass (Apicoaortic Conduit) Surgery 3 October 2006Volume 145, Issue 7Page: 553KeywordsConflicts of interestProphylaxisSurgery ePublished: 3 October 2006 Issue Published: 3 October 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...