Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 Dec;35(12):937-941. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000874.
Current guidelines recommend 6 h of fasting for solids before anaesthesia. However, prolonged fasting may lead to discomfort, hunger, thirst, misbehaviour and lipolysis. To prevent this, a more liberal fasting regimen has been empirically implemented in our children's hospital, allowing a shorter fasting time of 4 h for a standardised light breakfast.
The aim of this study was to determine the gastric emptying time after a standardised light breakfast in healthy children.
A prospective observational noninterventional study.
After fasting overnight, the children had a standardised light breakfast. Before and afterwards, ultrasound examinations of the gastric antrum were performed hourly to determine the gastric antral area (GAA), which is a surrogate parameter for gastric volume in children in the right lateral position (RLP). Demographic data and fasting times are presented as mean ± SD (range) and GAA as median (interquartile range).
Twenty-two children aged 7.8 (2.5 to 13.6) years volunteered for this study. After fasting overnight [735 ± 120 (467 to 930) min], the initial GAA was 3.06 (2.35 to 4.03) cm in RLP. After the light breakfast, GAA in RLP initially increased and decreased subsequently. After 4 h, GAA in RLP was lower than the initial value (median of differences -0.54, 95% confidence interval -1.00 to -0.07, P < 0.05). Correlation between GAA in RLP and fasting time was significant (r = -0.62, P < 0.0001). Using a linear regression model, the calculated mean gastric emptying time after the standardised light breakfast was 211 min for GAA = 3.06 cm.
The study showed a mean gastric emptying time of less than 4 h after a standardised light breakfast in children. These results encourage our current clinical practice and support the efforts towards a more liberal fasting regimen for light meals in paediatric anaesthesia.
German Registry of Clinical Studies (DRKS-ID: DRKS 00013893).
目前的指南建议麻醉前固体食物禁食 6 小时。然而,长时间禁食可能会导致不适、饥饿、口渴、行为不当和脂肪分解。为了预防这种情况,我们的儿童医院已经凭经验实施了更宽松的禁食方案,允许标准化的清淡早餐禁食时间更短,为 4 小时。
本研究旨在确定健康儿童在标准化清淡早餐后的胃排空时间。
前瞻性观察性非干预性研究。
儿童隔夜禁食后,给予标准化清淡早餐。在禁食前后,每小时进行一次胃窦超声检查,以确定胃窦面积(GAA),这是右侧卧位(RLP)儿童胃容量的替代参数。人口统计学数据和禁食时间以平均值±标准差(范围)表示,GAA 以中位数(四分位数范围)表示。
22 名年龄为 7.8(2.5 至 13.6)岁的儿童自愿参加了这项研究。在隔夜禁食[735±120(467 至 930)min]后,RLP 中的初始 GAA 为 3.06(2.35 至 4.03)cm。在清淡早餐后,RLP 中的 GAA 最初增加,随后减少。4 小时后,RLP 中的 GAA 低于初始值(中位数差值 -0.54,95%置信区间 -1.00 至 -0.07,P<0.05)。RLP 中的 GAA 与禁食时间之间存在显著相关性(r=-0.62,P<0.0001)。使用线性回归模型,标准化清淡早餐后 GAA 为 3.06 cm 时,计算出的平均胃排空时间为 211 min。
本研究显示,儿童在标准化清淡早餐后平均胃排空时间不到 4 小时。这些结果支持我们目前的临床实践,并支持在小儿麻醉中为清淡餐制定更宽松的禁食方案的努力。
德国临床研究注册处(DRKS-ID:DRKS 00013893)。