Preoperative fasting in children: An audit and its implications in a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-91

  Arun, B G ^a   Korula, Grace ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Audit; children; fasting guidelines; preoperative fasting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84873430810     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.105810     Document Type: Article

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