2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Carbohydrate-containing Clear Liquids with or without Protein, Chewing Gum, and Pediatric Fasting Duration-A Modular Update of the 2017 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Anesthesiology

Reviewed July 2023 by Dr Don Hannah

This was an update of previous guidelines aimed at addressing the ingestion of carbohydrate-containing clear liquids with or without protein, chewing gum, and paediatric fasting...

2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade

A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuromuscular Blockade

Anesthesiology

Reviewed July 2023 by Dr Don Hannah

This update focuses primarily on the method and site of neuromuscular monitoring and the process of antagonising neuromuscular blockade to reduce residual neuromuscular...

Peri-operative management of neuromuscular blockade

A guideline from the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Reviewed July 2023 by Dr Don Hannah

Methods A group was appointed to develop guidelines on the peri-operative management of neuromuscular blockade. Clinical queries were developed in the form of three...

A review of pediatric fasting guidelines and strategies to help children manage preoperative fasting

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed September 2023 by Dr David Pachter

Summary: Balancing the risk between pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents, and the adverse consequences of prolonged fasting times is one of the age-old conundrums of paediatric anaesthesia. This...

Targeted temperature management in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, or acute ischaemic stroke

Updated consensus guideline recommendations by the Neuroprotective Therapy Consensus Review (NTCR) group

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Reviewed September 2023 by Dr Megan Wellbeloved

Summary: This is an updated guideline on targeted temperature management in adult patients in the critical care setting with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) or acute...