Hunger and thirst numeric rating scales are not valid estimates for gastric content volumes: A prospective investigation in healthy children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 309-315

  Buehrer, Sabin ^a   Hanke, Ursula ^a   Klaghofer, Richard ^b   Fruehauf, Melanie ^a   Weiss, Markus ^a   Schmitz, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

child; fasting; hunger; preoperative care; respiratory aspiration of gastric contents; thirst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STOMACH CONTENT; THIRST;

CHILD; FASTING; HUNGER; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENTS; THIRST;

CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRINKING; EATING; FASTING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; HUNGER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH; THIRST;

EID: 84893367036     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12276     Document Type: Article

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