Preoperative fasting times in elective surgical patients at a referral Hospital in Botswana
| Autor: | Negussie Alula Bekele, Moeng Stoffel, Mompelegi Nicoh Dichabeng, Ambrose Rukewe, Jemal Zeberga Shifa, Worknehe Agegnehu Abebe |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty preoperative fasting Time Factors Referral Adolescent Cross-sectional study fasting instructions Preoperative care 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Surveys and Questionnaires Preoperative Care medicine Humans Anesthesia 030212 general & internal medicine Medical journal Young adult Child Aged Aged 80 and over lcsh:R5-920 Botswana business.industry General surgery Research lcsh:Public aspects of medicine elective surgical patient lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Fasting anaesthesia Middle Aged Surgery Cross-Sectional Studies Elective Surgical Procedures Child Preschool Practice Guidelines as Topic Preoperative Period Female Preoperative fasting Elective Surgical Procedure business lcsh:Medicine (General) Surgical patients |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 23, Iss 102 (2016) The Pan African Medical Journal Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 23, No 1 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Adults and children are required to fast before anaesthesia to reduce the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents. However, prolonged periods of fasting are unnecessary and may cause complications. This study was conducted to evaluate preoperative fasting period in our centre and compare it with the ASA recommendations and factors that influence fasting periods. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of preoperative fasting times among elective surgical patients. A total numbers of 260 patients were interviewed as they arrived at the reception area of operating theatre using questionnaire. Results: Majority of patients (98.1%) were instructed to fast from midnight. Fifteen patients (5.8 %) reported that they were told the importance of preoperative fasting. The mean fasting period were 15.9±2.5 h (range 12.0-25.3 h) for solids and 15.3±2.3 h (range 12.0-22.0 h) for liquids. The mean duration of fasting was significantly longer for patients operated after midday compared to those operated before midday, p |
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