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Pre-operative fasting times for clear liquids at a tertiary children’s hospital; what can be improved?

BACKGROUND: The goal of preoperative fasting is to prevent pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia. Fasting times are often prolonged leading to patient discomfort and risk for adverse events. This retrospective quality improvement survey evaluated effective nil-per-os (NPO) times and causes...

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Autores principales: Schmidt, Alexander R., Fehr, James, Man, Janice, D’Souza, Genevieve, Wang, Ellen, Claure, Rebecca, Mendoza, Julianne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8342827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34289299
http://dx.doi.org/10.17085/apm.21025