ASA Updates Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting The American Society of Anesthesiologists published updated guidelines on preoperative fasting in the March issue of Anesthesiology, adding a ...

We interviewed a physician who provides guidance for patients with diabetes who wish to fast for religious or non-religious reasons. Fasting has been an integral part of religious practices for ...

People with diabetes don't have higher gastric volumes than those without diabetes after following standard preoperative fasting instructions, suggested a study from a team of anesthesiologist ...

Most children - including nearly 80% of infants - go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of data on more than 70,000 ...

If you’ve ever needed a surgical procedure, chances are you were given strict instructions about abstaining from eating and drinking for a particular period of time before your surgery. While fasting ...

Evidence shows no substantial difference in outcomes between those who fasted as usual and those who didn’t Future clinical trials are needed to see whether fasting guidelines should be changed FRIDAY ...

A pragmatic, multicenter trial of patients undergoing cardiac procedures and device implantations provides further support for doing away with routine fasting requirements. In the SCOFF trial, ...

Why do we fast before tests or surgeries? Fasting is most important before any surgery that requires anesthesia, such as joint replacements, heart surgeries, and more. That’s because “anesthetic drugs ...