Real fasting times and incidence of pulmonary aspiration in children: Results of a German prospective multicenter observational study.

CONCLUSION: This study shows that prolonged fasting is still common in pediatric anesthesia in Germany, that pulmonary aspiration with postoperative respiratory distress is rare and that improvements to current local fasting regimens and national fasting guidelines are urgently needed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - August 21, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Beck CE, Rudolph D, Becke-Jakob K, Schindler E, Etspüler A, Trapp A, Fink G, Müller-Lobeck L, Röher K, Genähr A, Eich C, Sümpelmann R Tags: Paediatr Anaesth Source Type: research