Awareness and Compliance Among Health Professionals of the Preoperative Fasting Period

• Conditions: Preoperative Fasting

• Registration Number: NCT03236714
• Lead Sponsor: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Study Start: 2017-07-24
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-28
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-01
• Study Completion: 2017-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The patients' preoperative fasting period	one time in two months	Determination of fasting period before surgery trends of new guidelines for preoperative fasting.
Training of health workers	one time in two months	Determining health personnel's application

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hakan Tapar; 🇹🇷 Tokat, Turkey