Open AccessPreoperative fasting: Assessment of the practices of Lebanese Anesthesiologists
Author(s) -
Christine Dagher,
Joanna Tohmé,
Rita Bou Chebl,
Viviane Chalhoub,
Freda Richa,
Hicham Abou Zeid,
Samia Madi-Jebara
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_720_18
Subject(s) - medicine , american society of anesthesiologists , guideline , preoperative fasting , family medicine , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology
Although new guidelines developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) recommend a liberalized preoperative nutrition, authorized clinical practice guidelines or recommendations have not yet been proposed by the Lebanese Society of Anesthesia (LSA).