Awareness and Compliance Among Health Professionals of the Preoperative
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Preoperative Fasting
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The patients' preoperative fasting period
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
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.
Investigators
Hakan Tapar
Assist.Prof
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Between 1 day and 80 years
- •Elective surgery
- •American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 1 or 3
Exclusion Criteria
- •Intensive care patient
- •Parenteral nutrition
- •Emergency surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The patients' preoperative fasting period
Time Frame: one time in two months
Determination of fasting period before surgery trends of new guidelines for preoperative fasting.
Training of health workers
Time Frame: one time in two months
Determining health personnel's application