Why the study?
Prolonged fasting for elective surgery in children and adults serves no purpose, harms patient well-being, and can be detrimental.
Does reduced pre-operative fasting improve patient well-being and metabolic state without increasing the risk of pulmonary aspiration in adults and children undergoing elective surgery?
Population
Children and adults undergoing elective surgery
Authors
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Supports shorter fasting in elective pediatric surgery; leaves open adult confirmation from higher-level trials.
Does reduced pre-operative fasting improve patient well-being and metabolic state without increasing the risk of pulmonary aspiration in adults and children undergoing elective surgery?
Reduced pre-operative fasting times, including a 1-hour fast for children and carbohydrate loading for adults, are safe and improve metabolic state without increasing aspiration risk.
Fawcett et al. (2018) studied this question.
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