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Table 3 Attitudes of anesthesiologists for clear-liquid administration to an ASA 1 patient undergoing fasting for solids 8 h before a surgery

From: Attitudes of Mexican anesthesiologists to indicate preoperative fasting periods: A cross-sectional survey

 

Adult n (%)

Children* n (%)

You use to indicate fasting for clear liquids:

  

2 h before surgery

10 (5.8)

54 (33.3)

4 h before surgery

57 (33.3)

72 (44.4)

6 to 8 h before surgery

77 (45.0)

22 (13.6)

I do not mention it

27 (15.8)

14 (8.6)

  1. *Adults vs. children resulted significantly different (comparison of two independent sets of proportions; x2 = 762.8, p < 0.001)