Perioperative fasting
Perioperative fasting in adults and children
This guideline seeks to address and resolve inconsistencies in preoperative fasting policies and to provide guidance in the postoperative field. The guideline covers; preoperative fasting in healthy adults, healthy paediatric patients and higher-risk groups, and postoperative fasting in healthy adults and healthy paediatric patients (426 pages)
- Publication Type - RCN Clinical guideline (full guideline)
- Publication Date - November 2005
- Review date Autumn 2009
- Publication code RCN 002 800
- Availability - Web only
- Perioperative fasting in adults and children (PDF) [see how to access PDF files]
Perioperative fasting in adults and children
This guideline addresses the inconsistencies in preoperative fasting policies and provides guidance in the postoperative field. (This guideline is endorsed by 5 other professional organisations) (18 pages)
- Publication Type - RCN Clinical guideline (shorter guideline)
- Publication Date - November 2005
- Review date Autumn 2009
- RCN Publication code - 002 779
- Availability - Web and hard copy
- Perioperative fasting in adults and children (PDF 328.7KB)
Perioperative fasting in adults and children
Quick reference poster for perioperative fasting in adults and children (1 page)
- Publication Type - RCN Clinical guideline (Quick reference poster)
- Publication Date - November 2005
- Review date - Autumn 2009
- RCN Publication code - 002 778
- Availability - Web and hard copy
- Perioperative fasting in adults and children (PDF)

