I cannot believe that this baby is supposed to be on clear fluids for almost
18 hours. Nobody does this anywhere. Even adults do not have to be on
clear fluids for 18 hours for a barium enema. This is not an exception and
it is cruel and unusual punishment for anybody to put a baby through this.
Litman RS, Wu CL, Quinlivan JK. Gastric volume and pH in infants fed clear
liquids and breastmilk prior to surgery. Anesth Analg 1994;79:482-5
Schreiner MS. Preoperative and postoperative fasting in children. Pediatric
Clinics of North America 1994;41:111-20
Nicolson SC, Schreiner MS. Feed the babies. (editorial) Anesth Analg
1994;79:407-9
Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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