PROLONGED STARVATION IN PEDIATRIC-SURGERY

Authors
VEALL GRQ FLOOR K DORMAN T
Citation
Grq. Veall et al., PROLONGED STARVATION IN PEDIATRIC-SURGERY, Anaesthesia, 50(5), 1995, pp. 458-460
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00032409
Volume
50
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
458 - 460
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(1995)50:5<458:PSIP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
An evaluation of the pre-operative preparation of 285 children attendi ng Sheffield Children's Hospital for elective surgery showed that prol onged and unnecessary starvation takes place, particularly in children over 1 year of age who have their operation in the morning. Excessive starvation of children is unkind and unnecessary. In order to prevent it a revision of current starvation guidelines is required.