Preoperative fasting and prevention of pulmonary aspiration in adults: research feast, quality improvement famine

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Apr;124(4):361-363. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.12.018. Epub 2020 Jan 21.

Authors

David W Hewson¹, Iain Moppett²

Affiliations

¹ Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: david.hewson@nottingham.ac.uk.
² Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 31980163
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.12.018

No abstract available

Keywords: fasting; gastric physiology; pulmonary aspiration; quality improvement; research methodology.

Publication types

Editorial