Liberal Preoperative Fasting in Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Scoping Review Protocol

Table 1

Initial search strategy in PubMed.

Step	Strategy
#1	“Preoperative Period” [Mesh] OR “Preoperative Care” [Mesh]
#2	(((liberal fluid) OR (unrestricted fluid)) OR (free fluid)) OR ((liberal fasting) OR (unrestricted fasting)) OR (free fasting))
#3	((((“Elective Surgical Procedures” [Mesh])) OR (elective surgery)) OR (surgery)) OR (“Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” [Mesh])
#4	(“Adolescent” [Mesh]) OR “Child” [Mesh]
#5	(Children [Title/Abstract]) OR (Teenager [Title/Abstract])
#6	#4 OR #5
#7	#1 AND #2 AND #3 NOT #6