Preoperative fasting times in elective surgical patients at a referral Hospital in Botswana

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...

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Publicat a:Pan Afr Med J
Autors principals: Abebe, Worknehe Agegnehu, Rukewe, Ambrose, Bekele, Negussie Alula, Stoffel, Moeng, Dichabeng, Mompelegi Nicoh, Shifa, Jemal Zeberga
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867185/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27222691
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.23.102.8863
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