Fasting

 

(see ANZCA PS07 Pre-anaesthesia consult)

 

Times:

Children <6/12

·      Clear fluid 3mL/kg/h 1 hour

·      Breast milk 3 hours

·      Formula 4 hours

Children >6/12

·      Clear fluid 3mL/kg/h 1 hour

·      All else 6 hours

Adults

·      Clear fluid 400mL 2 hours

·      All else 6 hours

 

Additional info

Delayed emptying

*consider prokinetic and/or antacid*

·      Labour

·      Trauma

·      Opioid

·      Upper GI pathology

Clear fluids

·      Water

·      Lolly water

·      Pulp free juice

·      Black tea and coffee

Food

·      6h for “limited solid food”

·      Presumably longer for Hofbrauhaus challenge

Medications

·      2 hours with sip of clear fluid unless specified

Chewing gum

·      More a foreign body risk than a gastric secretagogue!