Key result
Prolonged pre-operative starvation frequently occurs in elective pediatric surgery, especially morning cases in older children.
Why the study?
Prolonged and unnecessary pre-operative starvation occurs in children undergoing elective surgery, especially those over 1 year old with morning operations.
Does current pre-operative preparation lead to prolonged starvation in children undergoing elective surgery?
Observational (n=285)
No
Does current pre-operative preparation lead to prolonged starvation in children undergoing elective surgery?
Current pre-operative preparation practices lead to excessive and unnecessary starvation in children, indicating a need for revised guidelines.
Excessive pediatric pre-op starvation may warrant protocol review; leaves open whether shorter fasting intervals are safe in elective cases.
An evaluation of the pre-operative preparation of 285 children attending Sheffield Children's Hospital for elective surgery showed that prolonged and unnecessary starvation takes place, particularly in children over 1 year of age who have their operation in the morning. Excessive starvation of children is unkind and unnecessary. In order to prevent it a revision of current starvation guidelines is required.
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G. R. Q. Veall (1995) conducted an observational in Elective surgery (n=285). Pre-operative starvation practices was evaluated on Prolonged and unnecessary starvation. An evaluation of 285 children undergoing elective surgery revealed that prolonged and unnecessary pre-operative starvation frequently occurs, especially in those over 1 year old operated on in the morning.
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