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Per the ASA guidelines, how many hours prior to the induction of anesthesia should breast milk be stopped in a 4 month old infant?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 6

e) 8

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Answer

Answer C.

Recall that NPO guidelines published by the ASA ^[1] include:

solid foods (6-8 hours)

formula (6 hours)

breast milk (4 hours)

clears (2 hours).

Some centers have elected to modify these guidelines as there are recent data making these regulations controversial.

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