fasting times

[karen....@svha.org.au]

Hi all

 

My first time to this group.

 

I would appreciate anyone's help with guidelines/protocols they have in relation to fasting time for procedures when pts are on enteral feeds as we would like to have something in place here as fasting times are having a huge impact on pts not getting adequate feeds.

 

Many thanks

 

Karen Storer

Senior Dietitian

St.Vincent's Public Hospital

Sydney

Australia

[Drover, Dr. John W.]

Hi Karen,

There is guideline that we developed here that was also modeled after a similar document in Edmonton. It is available on our website under QI tools: http://criticalcarenutrition.com/resources/qi-tools#bedside

 

Of course this is aimed at procedures in the OR and you may need to develop a similar guideline for other procedures in the ICU if those are the ones causing the trouble. Perhaps the most important aspect to address is engagement of stakeholders. The guideline we developed for OR procedures was officially approved by the Department of Anesthesiology as an example.

Good luck.

John

 

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Department of Critical Care Medicine
Queen’s University
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[karen....@svha.org.au]

Thank you very much John for your reply.  Very helpful

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