[Preoperative fasting : state of the art]
B Javillier1, C Fabbro1, J F Brichant1
1Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Liège, Belgique.
Abstract:
Inhalation of gastric content is a significant risk factor for perioperative complications. Preoperative fasting reduces this risk. The preanesthesia fasting time is variable and is subject to recommendations from different scientific societies. The clinician can identify some risk factors for inhalation during the preoperative anesthetic consultation. On the day of the procedure, the gastric ultrasound allows quantitative or semi-quantitative assessment of the gastric content. In that way, the anesthesiologist can adapt the anesthesia, in particular by using a so-called rapid sequence induction and esophageal compression.
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