title: [Possibility of rice porridge for preoperative feeding in children].
abstract: To determine the effect of rice porridge feeding before elective surgery on preoperative gastric fluid pH, volume and starvation, a prospective study was undertaken in pediatric patients. Twenty healthy children ranged in age from 5 to 12 years were allocated randomly to either a fasted or rice porridge group. The children of fasted group (control group) were allowed to take solid food until midnight before the operation. The rice porridge group (study group) patients received a small amount of rice porridge 5 hours 30 minutes before the induction of anesthesia. The patients of both groups were permitted to take clear fluid until 5 hours before the induction of anesthesia. After the induction of anesthesia, gastric fluid was aspirated through an orogastric tube. The mean gastric fluid volume was 0.43 +/- 0.32 ml.kg-1 in the control group and 0.5 +/- 0.6 ml.kg-1 in the study group. The mean gastric fluid pH was 1.43 +/- 0.27 ml.kg-1 in the control group and 1.89 +/- 0.75 ml.kg-1 in the study group. There were no significant differences between the two groups concerning the gastric fluid volume and pH. The patient of the study group complained of less hunger. Preoperative rice porridge feeding is a possible preoperative feeding for pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Hirosaki School of Medicine.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kushikata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004435:Eating; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005745:Gastric Acidity Determination; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D012275:Oryza; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013217:Starvation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors