The new European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) preoperative fasting guideline recommends a one hour minimum fasting time for clear fluids. This represents a major change in the practice of pediatric anaesthesia. During the transition to shorter fasting times on a global scale, we need a large multicenter audit to monitor the incidence of pulmonary aspiration.
Age range
0 Years – 15 Years
Sex
ALL
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Pulmonary aspiration
Timeframe: Intraoperative