As per recent guidelines, Solids per oral must be stopped how many hours before surgery:
Ans. b. 6 hoursLATEST GUIDELINES FOR PREOPERATIVE FASTING IN ELECTIVE PATIENTSPatients (adults as well as children) may drink clear fluids up to 2 hours prior to general or regional anesthesiaPatient should not take solid food (Fried or fatty or meat) 8 hours prior to induction of anesthesiaPatient should not take solid food (Light meal, Non-Human milk) 6 hours prior to induction of anesthesiaBreast-feeding should be stopped 4 hours prior to induction of anesthesia. The same applies to formula milkAdults may drink up to 150 mL of water with pre-operative oral medication up to 1 hour before induction of anesthesia, and children up to 75 mL.Use of chewing gum and any form of tobacco should be discouraged during the last 2 hours prior to induction of anesthesia These guidelines also apply to elective caesarean sections. Clear fluids are defined as non-particulate fluids without fat, for example,Water, clear fruit juice, tea or coffee.Both cows milk and powdered milk are treated as solid food.Patients with known or suspected delay in gastric emptying (diabetes mellitus, upper gastrointestinal pathology and symptoms) should be assessed on an individual basis.
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