Parents' understanding of and compliance with fasting instruction for pediatric day case surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether parents understand and adhere to preoperative fasting instructions. AIM: To identify how we may reduce perioperative morbidity relating to failure to fast. BACKGROUND: Children are routinely fasted preoperatively with the aim of reducing the risk of aspiration of gas...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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