What are the benefits and the pitfalls of preoperative fasting?
Webb, K.
Nursing Times 99(50): 32-33
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 14705420 Document Number: 562278
Preoperative fasting has been a traditional practice for many years to reduce the risk of aspiration while the patient is under general anaesthetic and to eliminate the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Although it is generally accepted that fasting is beneficial, the fasting regimens that patients undergo are not dependent on the individual patient or the timing of their operation.
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