HOW DOES PREOPERATIVE FASTING AFFECT THE AQUATIC SECTORS OF THE BODY IN THE PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD IN CHILDREN?

Abstract

Preoperative abstinence from solid foods and liquids before elective surgery under general anesthesia is a mandatory standard for the prevention of aspiration of gastric contents. Despite the fact that the risk of aspiration in healthy children does not exceed 0.2%, most recommendations still insist on restrictions: 6 hours for solid food, 4 for breast milk and 2 for clear liquids. Modern research calls into question the need for prolonged fasting, pointing to minimal differences in the pH of gastric contents and rapid evacuation of clear liquids.