Abreviação do jejum pré-operatório em cirurgias eletivas: revisão integrativa

Abstract

Objective: To describe, based on the literature, the current recommendations for the abbreviation of preoperative fasting in elective surgeries. Method: this is an integrative review that followed the steps adapted from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The databases used were the Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences and the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, with the Health Sciences Descriptors: “fasting” and “Preoperative care” and “elective surgical procedures ” –between 2012 and 2021. Results: the information supportedthe election of three thematic categories, namely: damages of prolonged preoperative fasting in elective surgeries, safety of fasting abbreviation and its benefits, and recommendations for preoperative fasting abbreviation -operative. Conclusion: it is concluded that prolonged preoperative fasting causes harm to patients, while the abbreviation of preoperative fasting generates benefits -it is safe to administer clear liquids up to one hour before the procedure, and up to two hours with the use of carbohydrate solution.