Perioperative medicine & outcomes

2026 ESAIC Guidelines on preoperative fasting in adults: clinical practice guidelines protocol with EAES participation

Eur J Anaesthesiol Intensive CarePublished Clinical practice guideline protocol

Methodological detailsmultidisciplinary task force, two systematic reviews, GRADE, evidence-to-decision frameworks, EAES participation
  • Multidisciplinary task force
  • Two systematic reviews
  • GRADE
  • Evidence-to-decision frameworks
  • EAES participation

Scope

As issued by the authors

Preoperative fasting duration for clear fluids (liberal 0-2 h vs standard 2-4 h) and routine gastric ultrasound assessment of gastric content in adults before elective anaesthesia

Original publication

2026 ESAIC Guidelines on preoperative fasting in adults: clinical practice guidelines protocol with EAES participation. Eur J Anaesthesiol Intensive Care. Published 23 July 2026. doi:10.1097/ea9.0000000000000126

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