Table 1 ASA fasting protocol

Recommendations for Clear Liquids

May be ingested for up to 2 h before procedures requiring general anaesthesia, or procedural sedation and analgesia

Recommendations for Breast Milk

Breast milk may be ingested for up to 4 h before elective procedures requiring general anaesthesia, neuraxial anaesthesia, or procedural sedation and analgesia

Preoperative Fasting of Infant Formula

Infant formula may be ingested for up to 6 h before elective procedures requiring general anaesthesia, neuraxial anaesthesia, or procedural sedation and analgesia

Preoperative Fasting of Solids and Nonhuman Milk

A light meal or nonhuman milk may be ingested for up to 6 h before elective procedures requiring general anaesthesia, neuraxial anaesthesia, or procedural sedation and analgesia