SPA Poll Archive Preoperative pregnancy testing in my institution for the majority of surgical cases:A. Is mandatory (no waiver accepted)B. Is a standard order but waivers are acceptedC. Is "opt in" - patients can choose to have a urine HCG but the order is not standardD. My institution has no policy/I am unsure of my institutions policy9 votes · 9 answersVoteResultsBack to vote A 4-year-old patient has come from a significant distance for hydrocele repair. The parents are Non-English speaking and need an interpreter - you find out the child ate breakfast 5 hours ago. You perform point of care ultrasound (US) of the gastric antrum which demonstrates an empty antrum in both supine and right lateral decubitus position. A nomogram (link below) is used to calculate the volume of gastric contents using the cross-sectional area measured around the muscularis with the patient’s age. The volume is less than 1.5 ml/kg in the right lateral decubitus position. This finding suggests low risk of aspiration. {https://www.gastricultrasound.org/en/special-patients/} What would be your next plan of action?A. Proceed with general anesthesia with endotracheal intubationB. Proceed with general anesthesia with a laryngeal mask airwayC. Delay/Cancel - I utilize gastric US for training/informational purposes onlyD. Delay/Cancel - I do not utilize gastric US74 votes · 74 answersVoteResultsBack to vote