Acid-aspiration prophylaxis by use of preoperative oral administration of cimetidine

MeSH terms

• Administration, Oral
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Anesthesia, Inhalation / adverse effects
• Cimetidine / administration & dosage
• Cimetidine / adverse effects
• Cimetidine / therapeutic use*
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Double-Blind Method
• Drug Evaluation
• Gastric Acidity Determination
• Gastric Juice / drug effects*
• Guanidines / therapeutic use*
• Humans
• Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
• Middle Aged
• Placebos
• Pneumonia, Aspiration / prevention & control*
• Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
• Preanesthetic Medication
• Preoperative Care / methods*
• Random Allocation
• Vomiting / prevention & control*