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The abstract discusses preoperative fasting for preventing perioperative complications in children but reports no quantitative results or findings.
No quantitative results available from this meta-analysis; leaves open optimal preoperative fasting protocols to reduce complications in children.
Children, like adults, are required to fast before general anaesthesia with the aim of reducing the volume and acidity of their stomach contents. It is thought that fasting reduces the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents during surgery. Recent developments have encouraged a shift from the standard 'nil-by-mouth-from-midnight' fasting policy to more relaxed regimens. Practice has been slow to change due to questions relating to the duration of a total fast, the type and amount of intake permitted.
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Brady et al. (2006) conducted a review in Perioperative complications in children requiring general anaesthesia. Preoperative fasting was evaluated on Perioperative complications (regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents). The abstract discusses preoperative fasting for preventing perioperative complications in children but reports no quantitative results or findings.
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