**5. Perioperative anesthesia management in full-stomach patients**

Identification of patients who are at risk for pulmonary aspiration is the first step toward minimizing the incidence of perioperative pulmonary aspiration. Two patient risk categories exist: those with a full stomach (i.e., history of ingestion of a meal with less than 6 h fasting time) and those designated as having a full stomach despite a prolonged preoperative fast. **Aspiration prophylaxis goals in preoperative period** are summarized in **Table 2**.
