Preoperative Fasting: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice
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2. O Callaghan N (2002) Pre-operative fasting. Nursing Standard 16(36), 33-37.
3. Jester R. & Williams. (1999) Pre-operative fasting: putting research into practice. Nursing Standard 13(39), 33-35.
4. American Society of Anesthesiologist Task Force on Preoperative Fasting. Anesthesiology (1999) Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of Phar- macological agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspi- ration: application to healthy patients undergoing elective procedures 90(3), 896-905.
5. The Association of Anaestheetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2010) AAGBI safety guidelines: Preopera- tive assessment and patient preparation: the role of the anaesthetist. Retrieved from http://www.aagbi.org/pub- lications/guidelines/docs/preop_2010.pdf on 12 march 2012
6. Royal College of Nursing (2005) Perioperative Fasting in Adults and Children. An RCA Guideline for the Multi- disciplinary Team. Retrieved from http://www.rcn.org.uk/ publications/pdf/guidelines/PerioperativeFastingAdult- sandChildren-002779.pdf on 10 April 2012.
7. Roberts R. & Shirley. (1974) Reducing the risk of acid aspiration during cesarean section. Anesthetics and Anal- gesia 53(6), 859-868.
8. Scarr M., Maltby R., Jani K. & Sunderland L.R. (1989) Volume and acidity of residual gastric fluid after oral fluid ingestion before elective ambulatory surgery. Canadian Medical Association Journal 141(11), 1151-1154.
9. Maltby J.R., Lewis P., Martin A. & Sunderland L.R. (1991) Gastric fluid volume and PH in elective patients following unrestricted oral fluid until three hours before surgery. Canada Journal of Anaesthesia 38, 425-429.
10. Maltby J.R., Pytke S., Watson N.C., McTaggart Cowen R.A. & Fick G.H. (2004) Drinking 300ml of clear fluid two hours before surgery has no effect on gastric fluid volume and PH in fasting and non-fasting obese patients. Cana- dian Journal of Anesthesia 51(2), 111-115.
11. Brady M.C., Kinn S., Stuart P. & Ness V. (2003) Pre- operative fasting for adults to prevent perioperative complications (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
12. Brady M.C., Kinn S., Stuart P. & Ness V. (2010) Pre- operative fasting for adults to prevent perioperative complications (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
13. Lobo N.D., Hendry O.P., Rodrigues G., Marciani L., Totman J.J., Wright W.J., Preston T., Gowland P., Spiller C.R. & Fearon C.H.K. (2009) Gastric emptying of three liquid preoperative metabolic preconditioning regimens measured by magnatic resonance imaging in healthy adult volinteers: a randomised double-blind, crossover study. Clinical Nutrition 28, 636-64.
14. Crenshaw J.T. & Winslow E.H. (2002) Preoperative fasting: Old habits die hard. Research and published guidelines no longer support the routine use of “NPO after midnight” but the practice persists. American Journal of Nursing 102(5). 36-44.
15. Crenshaw J.T. & Winslow E.H. (2008) Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we im- proving? AORN Journal 88(6), 963-976.
16. Woodhouse A. (2006) Pre-operative fasting for elec- tive surgical patients. Nursing Standard 20(21), 41-48.
17. Baril P. & Portman H (2007) Pre-operative fasting: knowledge and perceptions. ACORN Journal 86(4), 609- 617.
18. Rowe J. (2000) Preoperative fasting: is it a time for change? Nursing times 96(17), 14-15.
19. Anderson B. (2005) Nutrition and wound healing: the necessity of assessment. British Journal of Nursing 14(19), 30-38
20. Green C.R., Pandit S.K. & Schort M.A (1996) Preop- erative fasting time. Is the traditional policy changing? Results of a national survey. Anaesthesia Analgesia 88(1), 123-128.
21. Murphy G.S., Ault M.L., Wong H.Y. & Szokol J.W. (2000) The effects of a new NPO policy on operating room utilization. Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia 12(1), 48-51.
22. Walker H., Thorn C. & Omundsen M. (2006) Patients understanding of pre-operative fasting. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 34(3), 358-361.
23. An Bord Altranais (2000) The code of Professional Conduct for each Nurse and Midwife, 2nd edn. An Bord Altranais, Dublin.
24. Millar E. (2009) Reducing the impact of preoperative fasting on patients: nurses have an important part to play in ensuring preoperative patients do not fast longer than is necessary, thus avoiding unnecessary harm and dis- tress. Kai Tiaki; Nursing New Zealand.
25. MacGuire J.M. (1990) Putting research findings into practice: research utilization as an aspect of change. Jour- nal of Advanced Nursing 15(5), 614-620
26. Waterman H. (2007) The role of action research in the investigation and diffusion of innovations in heath care: the PRIDE project. Qualitative Health Research 17(3), 373- 381.
27. Bothamley J. & Mardell A. (2005) Preoperative fast- ing revisiting. The Journal of perioperative Practice 15(9), 370-375.
28. Khoyratty S., Modi B.N. & Ravichendran D. (2010) Pre-operative starvation in elective general surgery. Journal of perioperative Practice 20(3), 100-102.
2. O Callaghan N (2002) Pre-operative fasting. Nursing Standard 16(36), 33-37.
3. Jester R. & Williams. (1999) Pre-operative fasting: putting research into practice. Nursing Standard 13(39), 33-35.
4. American Society of Anesthesiologist Task Force on Preoperative Fasting. Anesthesiology (1999) Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of Phar- macological agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspi- ration: application to healthy patients undergoing elective procedures 90(3), 896-905.
5. The Association of Anaestheetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2010) AAGBI safety guidelines: Preopera- tive assessment and patient preparation: the role of the anaesthetist. Retrieved from http://www.aagbi.org/pub- lications/guidelines/docs/preop_2010.pdf on 12 march 2012
6. Royal College of Nursing (2005) Perioperative Fasting in Adults and Children. An RCA Guideline for the Multi- disciplinary Team. Retrieved from http://www.rcn.org.uk/ publications/pdf/guidelines/PerioperativeFastingAdult- sandChildren-002779.pdf on 10 April 2012.
7. Roberts R. & Shirley. (1974) Reducing the risk of acid aspiration during cesarean section. Anesthetics and Anal- gesia 53(6), 859-868.
8. Scarr M., Maltby R., Jani K. & Sunderland L.R. (1989) Volume and acidity of residual gastric fluid after oral fluid ingestion before elective ambulatory surgery. Canadian Medical Association Journal 141(11), 1151-1154.
9. Maltby J.R., Lewis P., Martin A. & Sunderland L.R. (1991) Gastric fluid volume and PH in elective patients following unrestricted oral fluid until three hours before surgery. Canada Journal of Anaesthesia 38, 425-429.
10. Maltby J.R., Pytke S., Watson N.C., McTaggart Cowen R.A. & Fick G.H. (2004) Drinking 300ml of clear fluid two hours before surgery has no effect on gastric fluid volume and PH in fasting and non-fasting obese patients. Cana- dian Journal of Anesthesia 51(2), 111-115.
11. Brady M.C., Kinn S., Stuart P. & Ness V. (2003) Pre- operative fasting for adults to prevent perioperative complications (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
12. Brady M.C., Kinn S., Stuart P. & Ness V. (2010) Pre- operative fasting for adults to prevent perioperative complications (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
13. Lobo N.D., Hendry O.P., Rodrigues G., Marciani L., Totman J.J., Wright W.J., Preston T., Gowland P., Spiller C.R. & Fearon C.H.K. (2009) Gastric emptying of three liquid preoperative metabolic preconditioning regimens measured by magnatic resonance imaging in healthy adult volinteers: a randomised double-blind, crossover study. Clinical Nutrition 28, 636-64.
14. Crenshaw J.T. & Winslow E.H. (2002) Preoperative fasting: Old habits die hard. Research and published guidelines no longer support the routine use of “NPO after midnight” but the practice persists. American Journal of Nursing 102(5). 36-44.
15. Crenshaw J.T. & Winslow E.H. (2008) Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we im- proving? AORN Journal 88(6), 963-976.
16. Woodhouse A. (2006) Pre-operative fasting for elec- tive surgical patients. Nursing Standard 20(21), 41-48.
17. Baril P. & Portman H (2007) Pre-operative fasting: knowledge and perceptions. ACORN Journal 86(4), 609- 617.
18. Rowe J. (2000) Preoperative fasting: is it a time for change? Nursing times 96(17), 14-15.
19. Anderson B. (2005) Nutrition and wound healing: the necessity of assessment. British Journal of Nursing 14(19), 30-38
20. Green C.R., Pandit S.K. & Schort M.A (1996) Preop- erative fasting time. Is the traditional policy changing? Results of a national survey. Anaesthesia Analgesia 88(1), 123-128.
21. Murphy G.S., Ault M.L., Wong H.Y. & Szokol J.W. (2000) The effects of a new NPO policy on operating room utilization. Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia 12(1), 48-51.
22. Walker H., Thorn C. & Omundsen M. (2006) Patients understanding of pre-operative fasting. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 34(3), 358-361.
23. An Bord Altranais (2000) The code of Professional Conduct for each Nurse and Midwife, 2nd edn. An Bord Altranais, Dublin.
24. Millar E. (2009) Reducing the impact of preoperative fasting on patients: nurses have an important part to play in ensuring preoperative patients do not fast longer than is necessary, thus avoiding unnecessary harm and dis- tress. Kai Tiaki; Nursing New Zealand.
25. MacGuire J.M. (1990) Putting research findings into practice: research utilization as an aspect of change. Jour- nal of Advanced Nursing 15(5), 614-620
26. Waterman H. (2007) The role of action research in the investigation and diffusion of innovations in heath care: the PRIDE project. Qualitative Health Research 17(3), 373- 381.
27. Bothamley J. & Mardell A. (2005) Preoperative fast- ing revisiting. The Journal of perioperative Practice 15(9), 370-375.
28. Khoyratty S., Modi B.N. & Ravichendran D. (2010) Pre-operative starvation in elective general surgery. Journal of perioperative Practice 20(3), 100-102.
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