Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Preoperative Fasting Times Before Elective Procedures

RECRUITING

NCT07488468

Sponsor: University of Giessen

Summary

This single-center quality improvement project evaluates preoperative fasting times before elective procedures requiring anesthesiology care. The project aims to reduce prolonged fasting for clear fluids by implementing a local standard operating procedure (SOP) allowing patients to drink clear liquids until being called to the operating room ("drink until called"), supported by staff education and fasting instruction cards. Fasting times and selected perioperative outcomes will be assessed before and after implementation.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

Any - Any

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1000

Start Date

2026-01-30

Completion Date

2026-07-30

Last Updated

2026-03-23

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Preoperative Fasting Perioperative Patient Comfort / Quality of Care Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Delirium

Locations (1)

Justus Liebig University Giessen, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg

Giessen, Germany

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