CAN ONE RISK FASTING THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT FOR LESS THAN 4 HOURS?

CAN ONE RISK FASTING THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT FOR LESS THAN 4 HOURS?

Forty patients scheduled for elective Caesarean section under general anaesthesia were divided into two groups. A control group of 20 patients was treated conventionally, whereas the other group was offered a light breakfast of tea and toast within 4 h of surgery. The volume of gastric contents was...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1987-03, Vol.59 (3), p.312-314
Hauptverfasser: LEWIS, M., CRAWFORD, J.S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cesarean Section
Fasting
Female
Gastrointestinal Contents
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Preoperative Care
Risk
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Forty patients scheduled for elective Caesarean section under general anaesthesia were divided into two groups. A control group of 20 patients was treated conventionally, whereas the other group was offered a light breakfast of tea and toast within 4 h of surgery. The volume of gastric contents was significantly greater (P≤0.02) and the pH of the aspirate significantly lower (P ≤ 0.05) in the study group than in the control group. It is, therefore, not recommended that obstetric patients be fasted for less than 4 h.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/59.3.312