Assertion: fast | /r/HasProperty | practiced
Facets:
value: prior to surgery
type: TEMPORAL
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Fasting is always practiced prior to surgery or other procedures that require general anesthesia because of the risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents after induction of anesthesia (i.e., vomiting and inhaling the vomit, causing life-threatening aspiration pneumonia).