Parent's Perception and Compliance With Pre-operative Fasting Instructions in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Day Care Surgery
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1,050
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Median duration of fasting
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates the perception and compliance with the fasting instructions given to parents of children undergoing surgery. A questionnaire was provided to the parents indicating fasting time requested and actual time of fasting.
详细描述
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) have recommended fasting guidelines of 8 hours of solids, 6 hours for formula milk, 4 hours for breast milk and 2 hours of clear liquids, for preoperative patients undergoing elective surgery. Parents of Children undergoing surgery are instructed to adhere to these guidelines. Parents might not be compliant with these instructions. They may fast their children less than or more than the recommended time.
Main aim of this study is to find out the incidence of non compliance with the fasting instructions and try to find the reasons for such non compliance.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 1 Year 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Children aged 1 to 12 years
- •ASA I and II category
- •Elective day care surgery
- •General anaesthesia planned
- •Exclusion Criteria
- •Parent's refusal to participate.
- •Children with complex nutritional requirements eg. feeding via gastrostomy tube
- •Parents who cannot read or understand English, Hindi or Punjabi
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Median duration of fasting
时间窗: 1.5 years
Median time of pre operative fasting as advised by anaesthesiologist/surgeon/nurse in the Pre Anaesthesia Clinic was compared with the Median duration of fasting of the patient just before surgery.
Percentage of parents who followed the preoperative fasting instructions
时间窗: 1.5 years
Percentage of parents who adhered to advised fasting time was compared with percentage of parents who fasted their children more than or less than what was advised.
次要结局
- Percentage of parents who could recall if fasting instructions were verbal or written orders(1.5 years)
- Percentage of parents who received fasting instructions from anyone other than the anaesthetist(1.5 years)
- Percentage of parents who complained about fasting time being too long for their children(1.5 years)
- Percentage of parents who attended Pre Anaesthesia Clinic(1.5 years)
- Percentage of parents who could recall fasting instructions that were provided in Pre Anaesthesia Clinic(1.5 years)
- Percentage of parents who could tell if they were provided separate fasting instructions for solids and liquid foods(1.5 years)
- Percentage of patients who were not adequately fasted.(1.5 years)
- Percentage of parents who understood the actual reason to fast before surgery(1.5 years)
研究者
KARAN SINGLA
Principal Investigator
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh