MINOR TRAUMA IN CHILDREN - DOES OBSERVING FASTING TIMES REDUCE THE NEED FOR ASPIRATION

According to a literature search, it seems most unlikely based on path ophysiological requirements and physiological aspects that traumatized children benefit from preoperative waiting times aimed at achieving a 6-h fast. Irrespective of fasting, traumatized children are at risk o f requiring aspiration. Many generally recommended measures for the av oidance of aspiration are neither reasonable nor effective in traumati zed children. The physical and psychological benefits that can be deri ved from shorter preoperative waiting times can more than override the organizational difficulties caused by waiting longer.