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Preoperative fasting in children: An audit and its implications in a tertiary care hospital

BACKGROUND: Prolonged preoperative fasting in children is a common problem, especially in highvolume centers. All international professional society guidelines for preoperative fasting recommend 2 h for clear fluids, 4 h for breast milk and 6 h for solids, nonhuman and formula milk in children. Thes...

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Autores principales: Arun, B G, Korula, Grace
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3590550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23493776
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.105810