Comparison of Preoperative Assessment of Gastric Volume and pH in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery with Prior Two Hour Fasting versus Overnight Fasting- A Randomised Clinical Trial

Introduction: Aspiration of gastric content is a known life-threatening, yet preventable complication of anaesthesia. While mostly all elective procedures do follow the preoperative fasting protocols as recommended by American Society of Anaesthesia (ASA), there are many situations where the fasting...

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Main Authors: Ajit Singh Baghela, Fateh Singh Bhati, Manish Jha, Manish Singh Chauhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16907/55825_CE(AD)_F(KM)_PF1(SC_SS)_PFA(SC_KM)_PN(KM).pdf