Gastric Emptying in Pregnancy: Rethinking Aspiration Risk & Fasting Guidelines

In this episode of the NYSORA Podcast: Updates in Anesthesiology, Dr. Hadzic explores the latest evidence on gastric emptying in pregnancy and its implications for anesthesia, based on a 2025 review by Jacob Lawson et al., published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.Key topics include:✅ How gastric emptying changes across pregnancy and postpartum✅ The impact of opioids, epidurals, and spinal anesthesia on gastric motility✅ Whether fasting guidelines for cesarean delivery need to be revised✅ The role of gastric ultrasound in assessing aspiration riskNew research challenges old assumptions about aspiration risk in pregnancy, and we discuss how anesthesia providers can optimize patient safety while improving comfort.Tune in to stay ahead of the latest updates in obstetric anesthesia! Where else to find us: Web- ⁠⁠http://www.nysora.com⁠⁠ Instagram- ⁠⁠instagram.com/nysora.inc/ ⁠⁠LinkedIN- ⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/nysora-inc/⁠⁠ Facebook- ⁠⁠facebook.com/nysora⁠⁠ Twitter- ⁠⁠x.com/nysora⁠⁠ TikTok- ⁠⁠tiktok.com/@nysora_inc⁠⁠ --------------------------------------------------------- ⁠⁠#nysora⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#regionalanesthesia⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#anesthesia⁠⁠Disclaimer: Medicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and publishers have checked with sources believed to be reliable in efforts to provide accurate information within the available or accepted standards of care. However, given the possibility of human error or changes in medical practice, neither the authors nor the publisher, nor any other party involved in the preparation of this platform warrants that the information contained herein is in every aspect accurate or complete, and they disclaim all responsibility for any errors or omissions for the results obtained from the use of the information contained in this work. Readers are advised to confirm the information contained herein with other sources. For example, readers are advised to check the product information of each drug mentioned, and that any information contained on NYSORA's Podcast is accurate.