Key result
Pediatric preoperative fasting abbreviation protocol implementation lacks specific quantitative outcomes in this observational report.
Why the study?
Preoperative fasting guidelines have evolved, and more than 4h of fasting may lead to unfavorable metabolic and inflammatory effects in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery.
Observational
No
Shorter fasting may mitigate metabolic risks in children; leaves open optimal protocols pending higher-level trials.
Over the past two decades, the concept of preoperative fasting for pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery has been reviewed by the scientific medical community. The European Society of Anesthesiology and American Society of Anesthesiology announced a minimum of 2h of preoperative fasting time for children and adolescents and the ingestion of only clear fluids within 2h prior to procedural anesthesia (,). We currently know that more than 4h of fasting may lead to unfavorable metabolic and inflammatory effects, such as [...]
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Gandolfo et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery. Preoperative fasting abbreviation protocol was evaluated. The implementation of a preoperative fasting abbreviation protocol in a tertiary pediatric center was described, though specific quantitative outcomes were not reported in the truncated abstract.
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