Use . <scp>FAST</scp> to Sip Til Send: A Quality Improvement Initiative Using Digital Solutions to Facilitate Best Practice Preoperative Fasting Protocols in Emergency General Surgery (171 Characters)
Implementation of a simple to use, contemporary preoperative fasting protocol in EGS through staff education and an EMR smart phrase led to decreased time fasted for patients and IVF use. No patients fasted with .FAST had surgery cancelled due to inadequate fasting.
Authors
- Alexandra Jolley
- Denna Fryer
- Kristy Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-3034)
- Benjamin Loveday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-2182)
- Soon Lau
- Ché Marfleet
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Canberra Hospital (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70640
- Primary Topic
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00