If you were in a car crash and had been eating all day, how is that different from a routine surgery where you weren’t allowed to eat for a certain amount of time before surgery?
Edit: based on some answers, perhaps I should clarify obviously I understand they have to perform surgery in an emergency. My question is more what do they do in an emergency when you haven’t fasted.
Thanks to those with real answers, I never knew about the special tube that could be used. That’s pretty cool.
I’m having surgery tomorrow and can’t eat so was just wondering how they handle food in the stomach during an emergency surgery situation.
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I had surgery 3 weeks ago, and the nurse asked me what time I last ate, and the anesthesiologist quickly responded, “actually we’re now learning it’s best to have a light snack before surgery, people do better with nausea from the anesthesia if they’ve eaten.” Some countries have you eat a few bites of pudding and a cup of tea directly before surgery. They wake up easier, and they don’t feel sick afterwards.
I have to have an antinausea sticker placed behind my ear because I wake up and immediately start vomiting after surgery, I have surgery today and I’m going to eat some rice pudding beforehand, I’ll report back if I aspirate.
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