Preoperative clear fluids fasting times in children: retrospective analysis of actual times and complications after the implementation of 1-h clear fasting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative fasting before elective pediatric surgery is a matter of ongoing debate. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the compliance to a recently implemented preoperative fasting protocol (clear fluids until 1 hour from the induction of anesthesia), to identify predictors of prolonged preoperative fasting time, and to determine whether duration of preoperative fasting was associated with adverse outcomes.

Methods

Retrospective single-center study in an operating theater of a tertiary pediatric hospital.

Results

In a 6-month period, 1820 consecutive patients were analyzed. The data collected in the questionnaire reporting the time of last food, milk and/or liquid intake, and eventual reasons for nonadherence was analyzed. Median (interquartile

SUBMITTER: Ricci Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865513 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature