Perioperative fasting time among cancer patients submitted to gastrointestinal surgeries

Authors

  • Nayara de Castro Pereira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica
  • Vanessa de Brito Poveda Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-220x2016036203228

Keywords:

Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Fasting, Perioperative Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Digestive System Neoplasms

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To identify the length of perioperative fasting among patients submitted to gastrointestinal cancer surgeries. METHOD Retrospective cohort study, developed by consulting the medical records of 128 patients submitted to gastrointestinal cancer surgeries. RESULTS The mean of total length of fasting was 107.6 hours. The total length of fasting was significantly associated with the number of symptoms presented before (p=0.000) and after the surgery (p=0.007), the length of hospital stay (p=0.000), blood transfusion (p=0.013), nasogastric tube (p=0.001) and nasojejunal tube (p=0,003), postoperative admission at ICU (p=0.002), postoperative death (p=0.000) and length of preoperative fasting (p=0.000). CONCLUSION The length of fasting is associated with complications that affect the quality of the patients’ postoperative recovery and nurses’ work. The nursing team should be alert to this aspect and being responsible for overseeing the patients’ interest, should not permit the unnecessary extension of fasting.

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Published

2017-01-01

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Original Article

How to Cite

Pereira, N. de C., Turrini, R. N. T., & Poveda, V. de B. (2017). Perioperative fasting time among cancer patients submitted to gastrointestinal surgeries. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 51, e03228-. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-220x2016036203228