These updated guidelines provide evidence- and opinion-based recommendations for preoperative fasting and pharmacologic agents to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration in healthy patients undergoing elective procedures.
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Incorporate updated fasting and premedication protocols into elective perioperative care; extends prior guidelines with synthesized evidence on aspiration prevention.
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