How old is the baby??????


In addition to those Anna cited in her post, there are a couple of new ones
that you might want to see:

Ferrari LR et al (1999). Preoperative fasting practices in pediatrics.
Anesthesiology, 90(4), 978-80.

Emerson BM (1999). Pre-operative fasting for paediatric anaesthesia. A
survey of current practice. Anaesthesia 53(4) 326-330.



>Dawn,  The Breastfeeding Answer Book  refers to recent studies finding
>pre-surgical fasting times of 6 hours for FORMULA, 3 hours for human milk
>and 2 hours for clear liquids.

>Spear,R. Anesthesia for premature and term infants: perioperative
>implications. J Pediatr 1992; 120(2 pt 1):165-75.

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

>Scheiner, M. Preoperative and postoperative fasting in children. Ped Clinics
>N Amer 1994; 4(1):111-20.

>Pam Easterday LLLL  [log in to unmask]  "I've got a book and I'm not afraid to
>use it!" Anna Easterday
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