Preoperative fasting before interventional techniques: Is it necessary or evidence-based?

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-467

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Malla, Yogesh ^a   Wargo, Bradley W ^a   Fellows, Bert ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Complications; Evidence based medicine; Interventional pain management; Interventional techniques; Nausea; Preoperative fasting; Relative risk; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OXYGENATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 80052853706     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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