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Do preoperative fasting and pharmacologic agents reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration in healthy patients undergoing elective procedures?
Do preoperative fasting and pharmacologic agents reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration in healthy patients undergoing elective procedures?
Provides practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and pharmacologic agents to reduce pulmonary aspiration risk in healthy patients undergoing elective procedures.
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Informs preoperative protocols to reduce aspiration risk in elective cases; extends prior consensus with updated pharmacologic guidance.
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