Preprocedural fasting for coronary interventions: is it time to change practice?

• Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 100; no. 13; p. 1065
• Main Authors: Wijeyeratne, Yanushi Dullewe, Wendler, Renate, Spray, Dominic, Bunce, Nick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy; Anesthesia; Angina, Stable - therapy; Cardiology; Fasting; Female; Humans; Intubation; Male; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Interventional Cardiology; Quality of Care and Outcomes

[...]practice is largely based on often poorly referenced local guidelines that differ between institutions.