Preoperative Fasting Practices Across Three Anesthesia Societies: Survey of Practitioners

Richard Neville Merchant   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Navraj Chima   ^{2 *} , BSc, MD ;   Olle Ljungqvist   ^{3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Juliana Nai Jia Kok   ^{4 *} , BMBS

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, University of British Columbia, New Westminster, BC, Canada

² Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

³ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden

⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

*all authors contributed equally