Open AccessThe risk of shorter fasting time for pediatric deep sedation
Author(s) -
Matthew G. Clark,
Esma Bırıscı,
J. Edgar Anderson,
Christina M Anliker,
Micheal A Bryant,
Craig A. Downs,
Abdallah Dalabih
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186598
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , guideline , american society of anesthesiologists , preoperative fasting , observational study , complication , cohort , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , pediatrics , emergency medicine , surgery , perioperative , pathology
Current guidelines adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics calls for prolonged fasting times before performing pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA). PSA is increasingly provided to children outside of the operating theater by sedation trained pediatric providers and does not require airway manipulation. We investigated the safety of a shorter fasting time compared to a longer and guideline compliant fasting time. We tried to identify the association between fasting time and sedation-related complications.