By fasting you minimize the risk for a rare, but very serious potential anesthesia complication known as aspiration, which causes the lungs to fill with the contents of your stomach. Plan on arriving early for your appointment.
That means no eating or drinking, not even water. Take any medications as you normally would, but try to only have a small sip of water. By fasting you minimize the risk for a rare, but very serious potential anesthesia complication known as aspiration, which causes the lungs to fill with the contents of your stomach.
Fast. If you’re going to be sedated, don’t eat or drink anything, including water, after midnight of the evening before your surgery. This
reduces your risk of aspiration, a rare but serious complication of anesthesia that fills the lungs with the contents of your stomach.As frustrating as it might bethere are several good reasons for itFasting
prevents the risk of aspiration (choking on food), risk of infections, nausea and vomiting, and bowel interfll of the aforementioned issues when food or drink is in your body under anesthetic which is why fasting is so important If you do accidentally eat something before surgery let the receptionist know so that they can reschedule your appointment.The main concern about eating before oral surgery centers around
pulmonary aspiration: when the contents of your stomach get into the lungs. While rarely fatal, it puts you at risk for infections such as pneumonia.
It is very important for every patient to have an empty stomach before any surgery or procedure that requires anesthesia, for two reasons:
- To prevent nausea
- To keep any food or liquid from getting into the lungs.
However, if you need to have a
general anaesthetic for your surgery, you will be asked to fast beforehand. This is because if you eat something before your operation, it might come back up from your stomach while you’re unconscious and make its way into your lungs.,If your dentist provides you with any instructions prior to your surgery
