Anesthesia Updates
When the Fasting Clock Fails: Gastric POCUS and Aspiration Risk
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A patient may have followed fasting instructions perfectly, but does that mean the stomach is actually empty? In this episode, we discuss the ASRA Pain Medicine narrative review and expert practice recommendations by Haskins and colleagues examining gastric point-of-care ultrasound in medically complex patients. We explore when fasting history may be unreliable, which patient populations may…