Why eating before surgery can be a life or death issue

Patients are instructed not to eat or drink anything before surgery, and anesthesiologists are particularly stringent about compliance. In this video, I explain why eating or drinking before surgery is such a big deal.

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0:00 Start
0:39 Pulmonary aspiration
3:32 Gastric contents
5:13 Anesthesia
6:15 Emergency surgery
8:47 Fasting guidelines

Music:
Subtle Swagger by Ron Gelinas:   / atmospheric-music-portal  

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