title: Prolonged starvation in paediatric surgery.
abstract: An evaluation of the pre-operative preparation of 285 children attending Sheffield Children's Hospital for elective surgery showed that prolonged and unnecessary starvation takes place, particularly in children over 1 year of age who have their operation in the morning. Excessive starvation of children is unkind and unnecessary. In order to prevent it a revision of current starvation guidelines is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences, Sheffield University, Western Bank.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Veall
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Floor
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dorman
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004326:Drinking; D004435:Eating; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005215:Fasting; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000517:prevention & control; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors