Preoperative fasting times in elective surgical patients at a referral hospital in Botswana

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Abebe, Worknehe Agegnehu ^a   Rukewe, Ambrose ^a   Bekele, Negussie Alula ^a   Stoffel, Moeng ^a   Dichabeng, Mompelegi Nicoh ^a   Shifa, Jemal Zeberga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Elective surgical patient; Fasting instructions; Preoperative fasting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FASTING INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE FASTING TIME; PREOPERATIVE FASTING TIME FOR LIQUID; PREOPERATIVE FASTING TIME FOR SOLID; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANESTHESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974559699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.102.8863     Document Type: Article

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