Why the study?
Does preoperative fasting duration affect gastric residual volume and aspiration risk in children?
Population
Children undergoing preoperative fasting for elective or emergent surgery.
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant caution with 2-hour fasting after milk in infants; leaves open optimal preoperative durations for aspiration prevention.
Does preoperative fasting duration affect gastric residual volume and aspiration risk in children?
This narrative review outlines the physiology of gastric emptying in children to inform preoperative fasting guidelines, emphasizing that gastric residual volume serves as the primary surrogate endpoint for aspiration risk.
Splinter et al. (1999) studied this question.
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