Background: Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is recognized as a complication of
anesthesia. To minimize that risk, anesthesiologists advised fasting for solid foods and …

Background Preoperative fasting aims at minimizing the risk of pulmonary aspiration.
Anesthesia societies have officially recommended a fast of 2 h for clear fluids and 6 h for …

Abstract Background Since October 2004 German Anaesthesiology Societies have officially
recommended a decreased fasting period of 2 h for clear fluids and 6 h for solid food before …

Background Preoperative fasting reduces the risk of pulmonary aspiration during
anaesthesia, and 2-h fasting for clear fluids has commonly been recommended. Based on …

Fasting before general anaesthesia aims to reduce the volume and acidity of stomach
contents, thus decreasing the risk of regurgitation/aspiration. The objectives of the Cochrane …

Allowing sips of water until call to the operating room may help reducing prolonged
preoperative fasting and improving patient comfort while keeping a flexibility in operating …

These practice guidelines are a modular update of the “Practice guidelines for preoperative
fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration …

The article “Nil per oral after midnight: Is it necessary for clear fluids?” in this issue by Kajal
Dalal draws our attention towards our age-old practice of fasting patients in the perioperative …

Background: Although new guidelines developed by the American Society of
Anesthesiologists (ASA) recommend a liberalized preoperative nutrition, authorized clinical …

Background Recent guidelines on preoperative fasting recommend 2 hours for clear fluids
and 6 hours for solids in most elective surgical patients 1, 2. Despite this contemporary …