Open AccessAn ultrasound assessment of gastric emptying following tea with milk in pregnancy
Author(s) -
Ruairí Irwin,
Icchya Gyawali,
Bernard Kennedy,
N. Garry,
Sarah Milne,
Terry Tan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001129
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric emptying , antrum , gestation , pregnancy , gastric antrum , ultrasonography , ultrasound , gestational age , gastroenterology , stomach , surgery , radiology , biology , genetics
Peri-operative fasting guidelines allow clear fluids including tea without milk to be consumed up to 2 h before surgery. Recent evidence has shown that a modest amount of milk consumed with clear fluids does not significantly slow gastric emptying.