• Brit J Hosp Med · Apr 2021

    Should adult ventilated patients on the intensive care unit be fasted preoperatively?

    • Shivani J Pandya and Michael Spiro.
    • Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2021 Apr 2; 82 (4): 1-2.

    AbstractIn the absence of separate guidelines for critically unwell ventilated patients in the intensive care unit who are undergoing surgery, questions arise about whether patients in intensive care should be starved preoperatively, despite already having a protected airway.

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