Staffan Meurling
Abstract
Fasting overnight is not necessary in elective surgery for children and will probably cause metabolic complications.Two hours or less of fasting is the optimal time in most paediatric patients, irrespective of age.
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Fasting overnight is not necessary in elective surgery for children and will probably cause metabolic complications.Two hours or less of fasting is the optimal time in most paediatric patients, irrespective of age.
Key concepts: Medicine, Data science, Environmental health, Intensive care medicine, Computer science