Preoperative Fasting Time and Its Association with Hypoglycemia during Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of pediatric patients undergoing elective procedures at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables
Category
Frequency ()
Percent (%)
Told to make NPO
Yes
258
100
Who told you to make your child NPO
Surgical team
99
38.4
Anesthesia team
60
23.3
Pediatrician
89
34.5
Nurses
10
3.9
Order of NPO
Before midnight
105
40.7
After midnight
132
51.2
After morning
21
8.2
Have you noticed signs of thirst, hunger, or anxiety
Yes
65
25.2
No
193
74.8
ASA classification
ASA class I
8
3.1
ASA class II
235
91.1
ASA class III
15
5.8
Comorbidities
Yes
7
2.7
No
251
97.3
Source
Inpatient
90
34.9
Outpatient
168
65.1
Induction time
Morning
177
68.6
Afternoon
81
31.4
Duration of procedure (minute)
≥45
152
58.9
<45
106
41.1
Duration of fasting from solid foods (in hours)
≤6
10
4.8
6-8
11
5.3
>8
186
89.9
Duration of fasting from clear fluids (in hours)
>4
218
100
Duration of fasting from breast milk (in hours)
≤4
5
8.8
4-6
19
33.3
>6
33
57.9
Type of anesthesia
General anesthesia
127
49.2
Sedation
131
50.8
Induction technique
Inhalational
50
19.4
Intravenous
128
49.6
Combined IV and inhalation
80
31.0
Intraoperative glucose administered
Yes
108
41.9
No
150
58.1
NPO: nothing per mouth; IV: intravenous line; ASA: American Society Of Anesthesiologists.
