Key result
Excessive preoperative fasting for elective surgical procedures is associated with patient-reported health problems, including hunger, distress, and nausea.
Why the study?
Does excessive preoperative fasting cause patient-reported problems in patients undergoing elective surgical procedures?
Does excessive preoperative fasting cause patient-reported problems in patients undergoing elective surgical procedures?
Excessive preoperative fasting in elective surgery patients leads to adverse patient-reported outcomes such as hunger, distress, and nausea.
Prolonged preoperative fasting is associated with patient discomfort; leaves open whether updated protocols can improve guideline adherence in elective surgery.
This clinical audit examines the adherence to guidelines suggested by the Royal College of Nursing (2005); the results uphold previous studies of a preoperative starving period for patients undergoing elective surgical procedures. Patients excessively starved of food or fluids report problems relating to their health. These include hunger, distress and complaints of nausea.
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Stuart Roberts (2013) studied this question. Excessive preoperative fasting for elective surgical procedures is associated with patient-reported health problems, including hunger, distress, and nausea.
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