An Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Emptying Following Tea With Milk in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Issue 1 (24th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Irwin, R.; Gyawali, I.; Kennedy, B.; Garry, N.; Milne, S.; Tan, T.
• Is Part Of: Obstetric anesthesia digest. Volume 41:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 2
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2021-03-24
• Subjects: Anesthetic Complications -- Systems-based practice -- Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Abstracts -- Periodicals; 617.968205
• DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000732328.87631.67
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0275-665X

Abstract

Abstract : ( Eur J Anaesthesiol . 2020;37:303–308) Fasting guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and European Society of Anaesthesiologists (ESA) recommend that clear fluids, including tea without milk, can be ingested up to 2 hours before general or regional anesthesia. Milk is considered to have the same gastric emptying time as solid food and requires a fasting period [ nil per os (NPO) time] of 6 hours. While both guidelines suggest that a small amount of milk may be added to clear fluids without impacting NPO times, there is little evidence to support this guidance. The aim of this study was to compare gastric emptying of tea with milk versus water in pregnant women.