Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05519969 |
Other study ID # |
EUROFAST |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Recruiting |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
January 2, 2023 |
Est. completion date |
June 30, 2024 |
Study information
Verified date |
January 2023 |
Source |
Uppsala University |
Contact |
Peter Frykholm, MD, PhD |
Phone |
+46186171240 |
Email |
peter.frykholm[@]surgsci.uu.se |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
The new European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) preoperative fasting
guideline recommends a one hour minimum fasting time for clear fluids. This represents a
major change in the practice of pediatric anaesthesia.
During the transition to shorter fasting times on a global scale, we need a large multicenter
audit to monitor the incidence of pulmonary aspiration.
Description:
The purpose of preoperative fasting is to achieve an empty stomach at the time of anaesthesia
induction.
Most current fasting guidelines all take into account the balance between the risk of
pulmonary aspiration and the harmful effects of prolonged preoperative fasting. However,
there is increased awareness among pediatric as well as general anaesthesiologists that many
patients suffer from prolonged duration of fasting in spite of the reasonable nominal
respective limits of 6-4-2 hours. Prolonged fasting may be harmful, especially in small
children, but also in adults with a poor nutritional status.
The new European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC, 2022) preoperative
fasting guideline recommends a one-hour minimum fasting time for clear fluids. This
represents a major change in the practice of paediatric anaesthesia. During the transition to
shorter fasting times on a global scale, we need a large multicentre audit to monitor the
incidence of pulmonary aspiration.
The primary aim of the European Preoperative Fasting Audit (EUROFAST) is to determine the
safety of reducing the required fasting time for clear fluids to at least one hour in
children fasting before elective procedures requiring general anaesthesia (as recommended in
the ESAIC guideline).