Fasting and drinking before surgery is not only to ensure the safety of the surgery, but also to consider the health of the patient. The timing and type of fasting before surgery has a direct impact on the success of the surgery.
1. Why fastingDrink
During surgery, the patient's body undergoes a series of changes, including anesthesia, surgical trauma, etc. These changes may cause stomach upset and even vomiting in patients.
If the patient has eaten or drunk before the procedure, these foods or fluids can be vomited out during the procedure, causing the patient to choke or aspirate pneumonia. Therefore, fasting and drinking before surgery is to prevent this from happening and ensure the safety of the patient.
2. The time of fasting and drinking isHow much
Different surgeries and anesthesia have different requirements, in general, the fasting time is 6-12 hours, and the fasting time is 2-6 hours. For infants and toddlers, the fasting time is 4 to 6 hours and the abstinence is 2 to 3 hours.
3. For drinking before surgeryWe also need to pay attention to the type of food
Before the surgery, the patient should avoid eating greasy, indigestible foods such as fried foods, meats, etc. In addition, patients should also avoid consuming caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea, etc., as caffeine can affect the patient's sleep quality and thus affect the outcome of the surgery.
The importance of fasting and drinking before surgery is not only to prevent accidents such as vomiting and suffocation, but also to improve the safety and quality of surgery. During the procedure, the patient's body is under anesthesia, and various functions of the body are reduced, including the digestion capacity of the stomach.
If the patient has eaten before the surgery, the food cannot be digested in the stomach, which can lead to stomach upset and even vomiting. If vomit is aspirated into the lungs, it can lead to aspiration pneumonia and, in severe cases, life-threatening.
Therefore, our anesthesiologist will remind the patient to follow the rules of abstinence from eating and drinking before the surgery, and will also perform some tests on the patient before the surgery to ensure that the patient is eligible to abstain from eating and drinking.
If the patient accidentally eats or drinks before the surgery, we will take some measures, such as postponing the surgery, changing the anesthesia, etc., to ensure the safety and quality of the surgery.
Summary: It is very important to abstain from eating and drinking before surgery. Patients should strictly follow their doctor's instructions and avoid eating or drinking before surgery. If patients have any questions, they should consult their doctor promptly.