Current paediatric anaesthetic fasting guidelines have recommended conservative fasting
regimes for many years and have not altered much in the last decades. Recent publications …

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 …

Importance Current fasting guidelines for procedures under anesthesia are poorly
implemented, leading to negative metabolic sequelae. Recent studies in children showed …

Perioperative fasting guidelines are designed to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration of
gastrointestinal contents. The current recommendations from the American Society of …

Adequate fluid management in the perioperative period in paediatric patients is essential for
restoring and maintaining homeostasis and ensuring adequate tissue perfusion. A well …

The pediatric population spans a diverse age group, 1 from neonates and infants to adult-
sized teenagers, each with unique physiological characteristics that must be considered …

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

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus has resulted in
unprecedented challenges for the health care system. A decrease of surgical services led to …

Background While many clinics have changed their local regimen toward a more liberal
policy regarding clear fluid fasting for general anesthesia, there is a lack of studies …

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the gastric fluid volume (GFV) in children who
fasted 1 versus 2 hours using ultrasound, after ingestion of a defined volume of clear fluid …