Why the study?
Paediatric anaesthetic fasting guidelines have long recommended conservative regimes, whereas recent publications have employed more liberal regimes without increased aspiration or regurgitation rates.
Do liberal pre-operative fasting regimes increase aspiration or regurgitation rates in children compared to conservative regimes?
Do liberal pre-operative fasting regimes increase aspiration or regurgitation rates in children compared to conservative regimes?
This ESAIC guideline recommends more liberal pre-operative fasting regimes for children, including 1-hour clear fluid and 3-hour breast milk fasting.
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Supports liberal fasting in children to reduce discomfort; confirms safety with no increased aspiration from recent data.
Frykholm et al. (2021) studied this question.
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