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Subject:
Breastfeeding before Surgery
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Jack Newman <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 14 Feb 1997 10:05:09 -0500
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For any who want references for the length of time a baby might
breastfeed before surgery.  Both these suggest up to three hours.

Schreiner MS. Preoperative and postoperative fasting in children.
Pediatric Anesthesia. 1994;41:111-120 (Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, so no cottage hospital with weird ideas).

Litman RS, et al. Gastric Volume and pH in infants fed clear liquids
and breastmilk prior to surgery. Anesth Analg. 1994;779:482-5

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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