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Does a 1-hour clear liquid fasting minimum safely reduce preoperative fasting duration in pediatric patients prior to anesthesia?
Does a 1-hour clear liquid fasting minimum safely reduce preoperative fasting duration in pediatric patients prior to anesthesia?
A quality improvement project successfully and safely reduced pediatric clear liquid fasting times prior to anesthesia using a 1-hour minimum.
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May support shorter pediatric clear liquid fasting; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Using quality improvement methodology, we safely improved the duration of preoperative fasting experienced by our patients. Our results provide additional data supporting the safety of more permissive 1-hour clear liquid fasting minimums. We suggest other institutions pursue similar efforts to improve patient and family experience.
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