A liberal preoperative fasting regimen improves patient comfort and satisfaction with anesthesia care in day-stay minor surgery

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 680-686

  Bopp, C ^a   Hofer, S ^a   Klein, A ^b   Weigand, M A ^a   Martin, E ^a   Gust, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Salem   (Germany)

^c Siloah Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgical procedures; Anesthesia; Fasting

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; DIPYRONE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID RESTRICTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BEVERAGES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; THIRST;

EID: 79959533890     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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