Pediatric Fasting Times Before Surgical and Radiologic Procedures: Benchmarking Institutional Practices Against National Standards

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 258-267

  Williams, Catherine ^a   Johnson, Pat A ^a   Guzzetta, Cathie E ^a,b   Guzzetta, Philip C ^a,c   Cohen, Ira Todd ^a,b   Sill, Anne M ^a   Vezina, Gilbert ^a,b   Cain, Sherry ^a   Harris, Christine ^a   Murray, Jodi ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance with ASA preoperative fasting guidelines; Fasting before sedated radiological procedures; Pediatric fasting time orders; Pediatric preoperative fasting

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TIME FACTOR;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FASTING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84899959953     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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