Effects of Drinking at PACU Discharge After General Anaesthesia With Airway Control on Aspiration, Vomiting and Patients Comfort

Effects of Drinking at PACU Discharge After General Anaesthesia With Airway Control on Aspiration, Vomiting and Patients Comfort.

National guidelines about post-operative fasting after general anesthesia are missing.

Current clinical practices are highly variable and no study has ever evaluated on a large scale the real risk of an early drinks recovery in postoperative period.

The aim of this study is to state the impact of early drinks recovery after general anesthesia with laryngeal mask or endotracheal intubation on the risk of aspiration.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Scheduled surgery
• General anaesthesia with laryngeal mask or endotracheal intubation.
• Length of surgery < 4 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergency surgery
• Intra-cranial, cervical or Ear, Nose and Throat surgery
• Guts surgery with guts anastomosis.
• Glottic topical anesthesia
• Patient with nasogastric tube
• Aspiration during surgery or during PACU stay