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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With emergency surgery you’re already likely dying so they’re willing to work around the risks of you choking on your supper as you’re put under.
You’re already in danger that needs surgery, odds are you’re not gonna breathe in a few minutes anyway if they don’t operate.
But for scheduled surgery if you just don’t eat that’s a lot less work for them to keep you alive from choking if you just don’t eat beforehand.
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