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1. Pre-operative fasting practice die hard!

   kikisand83 replied to kikisand83's topic in Med-Surg

   Major surgery go first then followed by elective surgery. This is the same as my hospital practice. But the schedule control is much more strict compare to yours. The OT matron holds information about op schedule, who disseminates info to her nurses....

2. Pre-operative fasting practice die hard!

   kikisand83 replied to kikisand83's topic in Med-Surg

   It is great to hear that. How did your Trauma /Neuro ICU implement the shortened preoperative fasting practice? How to coordinate between wards and OT for operation schedule? Only the information communicated is accurate and timely, the shorted fasti...

3. Pre-operative fasting practice die hard!

   kikisand83 replied to kikisand83's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks for sharing. Our anesthetists have same practice. But there are 80% of afternoon scheduled patients are fasted from midnight from a local survey. Have u started practicing 2-3 hours fluids fasting for elective surgery patients? Do u have sys...

4. Pre-operative fasting practice die hard!

   kikisand83 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   'Nil by mouth 12 midnight' is still the standard order for pre-operative fasting, although there are guidelines to advocate shorter fasting hours for elective surgeries. Anesthetists concern about inflexible operation schedule and patients unable to...