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Pre-operative fasting times
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Melissa Vickers <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:35:49 -0400
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Hi all

LLLI's BF Facts sheet from 1995 has two articles on this subject:

"BF may continue until 3 hours before arrival time at the hospital in
healthy children having elective surgery."

--Schreiner, M. S. Preoperative and postoperative fasting in children. Ped
Clinics N Amer 1994; 41(1): 111-20.

"Three hours appears to be a reasonable fasting interval before surgery in
bf infants."

--Litman, R.S. et al. Gastric volume and pH in infants fed clear liquids and
breast milk prior to surgery. Anesth Analg 1994; 79:482-85.

Hope that helps!

Melissa Vickers, IBCLC
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Huntingdon, TN 38344

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