Does excessive fasting cause pre-operative discomfort in children presenting for elective outpatient surgery?
Excessive fasting causes considerable pre-operative discomfort in pediatric outpatients, highlighting the need for strategies to minimize fasting times.
This study shows that children presenting for elective outpatient surgery are suffering from a considerable amount of pre-operative discomfort because of excessive fasting. Strategies to guarantee minimal fasting at hospital admission are urgently needed.
Engelhardt et al. (Thu,) studied this question.