While intake of clear fluids 2–3 h before surgery is considered safe as it does not influence
gastric content, it is not known if the same applies to a light breakfast meal. We therefore …

There is little evidence of gastric excretion after ingestion of solids. We examined gastric
emptying times after ingesting normal breakfast in healthy adult volunteer using …

Background. Perioperative aspiration leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Point-of-
care gastric ultrasound is an emerging tool to assess gastric content at the bedside …

The study was undertaken to ascertain whether a light standard breakfast would influence
the volume and median pH of gastric contents. Comparisons were obtained between a …

Background Although current preoperative fasting guidelines apply restrictions to drinks
containing milk because of delayed gastric emptying, the safe volume of milk that can be …

Gastric emptying should be considered by anaesthetists not only because of the risk of
pulmonary aspiration, but also to determine the systemic availability of substances given …

The risk of aspiration of gastric contents in the perioperative period constitutes a serious
clinical problem and it is connected with increased mortality. At present, the risk of aspiration …

Background A light breakfast has been found to empty from the stomach within 4 hours in
healthy volunteers. Aim The aim of this study was to investigate whether a light breakfast of …

Background Many preoperative fasting guidelines suggest that hot tea or coffee with milk
added should be considered similar to solid food, allowing an interval of 6 h before …

We previously demonstrated that the gastric emptying time of different liquids with the same
volume mainly depended on their energy content, regardless of differences in composition …