Does reducing preoperative fasting time for clear fluids to ≤1 h affect the risk of pulmonary aspiration in children aged <16 yr compared to a 2 h fasting time?
Reducing preoperative clear fluid fasting time to ≤1 h appears safe in children under 16 years old.
The study provides evidence for the safety of reducing preoperative fasting time for clear fluids in children aged <16 yr from 2 h to ≤1 h.
Frykholm et al. (Mon,) studied this question.