Audit on preoperative fasting of elective surgical patients in an African academic medical center

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2200-2204

  Gebremedhn, Endale Gebreegziabher ^a   Nagaratnam, Vidhya Bates ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRINKING; EATING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THIRST; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRINKING; EATING; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ETHIOPIA; FASTING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THIRST; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905713525     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2582-3     Document Type: Article

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