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Pre-operative fasting - a patient centered approach
Prolonged pre-operative fasting can be an unpleasant experience and result in serious medical complications. The Royal College of Nursing guidelines state a minimum fasting period of six hours for food and two hours for clear fluids, prior to elective anaesthesia or sedation in healthy patients. We...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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British Publishing Group
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26734235 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u605.w1252 |