Evidence-based preoperative fasting...

Evidence-based preoperative fasting policies should be perform the operations indicated ined and these policies should be monitored for their effectiveness, according to an article published in the May 2002 issue of the American Journal of Nursing. succors physicians, and administrators should work together to make sure that this occurs and educate staff members about like policies.

Research was manner of lifeed to determine whether the revised American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) recommendations regarding preoperative fasting have actually changed practice. These revised guidelines allow clear liquids to be consum up to sum of two units hours before elective surgery, light solids (eg toast) to be consum up to six hours before elective surgery and a heavy meal to be consum up to eight hours before elective surgery

The sample consisted of 155 participants. Researchers interviewed participants and lay the foundation of that on average, patients fasted from liquids 12 hours before surgery and from solids 14 hours before surgery Ninety-one percent of participants were required to remain NPO after midnight before their surgery and 79% of those whose surgery was scheduled for noon or later were required to remain NPO after midnight. a certain quantity of patients refrained from ingesting liquids 20 hours before surgery and solids 37 hours beforehand, times significantly longer than commited by the ASA.

E H Winslow, J T Crenshaw, "Original research: Preoperative fasting: aged habits die hard," American Journal of Nursing 102 (May 2002) 36-44

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