The Accidental Infiltration of Food or Bacteria Into the Lungs Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or ...

Figure 1: The time course of response in lung elastance (EL ... treatment of respiratory failure induced by hydrochloric acid aspiration in rats. Anesthesiology 78, 1145–1151 (1993).

This can cause aspiration pneumonia, a lung infection that occurs when food or liquid is inhaled into the lungs. “Routine fasting before a surgery doesn’t seem to be enough, so it’s ...