Awareness and Compliance Among Health Professionals of the Preoperative Fasting Period

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University300 enrolled

Overview

Preoperative fasting is mandatory for anesthetic induction. This period of fasting is probably greater due to delays in the surgical theater and changes in daily operation schedules.Investigators want to resarch between the prescribed and the actual preoperative fasting time.

Before surgery, the patients will be asked to liquid, solid fasting times.and whether information is given about the fasting period.In addition, the appropriateness of health personnel to new guidelines for preoperative fasting will be evaluated.At the end of the study, the desired duration of fasting, clinical practice and trends of health personnel will be investigated.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Preoperative Fasting

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Between 1 day and 80 years * Elective surgery * Oral fed * American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 1 or 3 Exclusion Criteria: * Intensive care patient * Parenteral nutrition * Emergency surgery

Locations (2)

Hakan Tapar

Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Hakan Tapar

Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The patients' preoperative fasting period

Determination of fasting period before surgery trends of new guidelines for preoperative fasting.

Time frame: one time in two months

Training of health workers

Determining health personnel's application

Time frame: one time in two months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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