2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting: Carbohydrate-containing Clear Liquids with or without Protein, Chewing Gum, and Pediatric Fasting Duration—A Modular Update of the 2017 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

• Published in: Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) Vol. 138; no. 2; pp. 132 - 151
• Main Authors: Joshi, Girish P., Abdelmalak, Basem B., Weigel, Wade A., Harbell, Monica W., Kuo, Catherine I., Soriano, Sulpicio G., Stricker, Paul A., Tipton, Tommie, Grant, Mark D., Marbella, Anne M., Agarkar, Madhulika, Blanck, Jaime F., Domino, Karen B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-02-2023
• Subjects: Anesthesiologists; Chewing Gum; Child; Elective Surgical Procedures; Fasting; Humans; Preoperative Care - methods
• ISSN: 0003-3022; 1528-1175
• DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004381

These practice guidelines are a modular update of the “Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspirationApplication to healthy patients undergoing elective procedures.” The guidance focuses on topics not addressed in the previous guidelineingestion of carbohydrate-containing clear liquids with or without protein, chewing gum, and pediatric fasting duration.