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What is A 4 month old child can be given clear fluid till how many hours prior to Sx and explain in detail?
Pre Procedure fasting guidelines Ingested material Minimum fasting period (h) Clear liquids 2 Breast milk 4 Infant formula 6 Non - human milk 6 Adapted from American Society of Anesthesiologists task force on sedation and analgesia by non - anesthesiologists. Practice guidelines for sedation and analgesia by non - anesthesiologists. British and Ireland society of Anesthesiologist.This has been upgraded with one change now clear fluid requires NPO of 1 hr. Recently no. of studies have shown more liberal approach showed positive results. Thus nil per oral status for pediatrics is decreased from 2hrs to 1 hr. ASA still has not upgraded from 2 hrs to 1 hr for NPO for clear fluid.