Key Principles Preoperative Fasting in NSW Public ...

KEY PRINCIPLES

Preoperative fasting in NSW public hospitals

Nutrition, Anaesthesia Perioperative Care and Endocrine Networks

Collaboration. Innovation. Better Healthcare.

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) works with clinicians, consumers and managers to design and promote better healthcare for NSW. It does this by:

x service redesign and evaluation ? applying redesign methodology to assist healthcare providers and consumers to review and improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of services

x specialist advice on healthcare innovation ? advising on the development, evaluation and adoption of healthcare innovations from optimal use through to disinvestment

x initiatives including guidelines and models of care ? developing a range of evidence-based healthcare improvement initiatives to benefit the NSW health system

x implementation support ? working with ACI Networks, consumers and healthcare providers to assist delivery of healthcare innovations into practice across metropolitan and rural NSW

x knowledge sharing ? partnering with healthcare providers to support collaboration, learning capability and knowledge sharing on healthcare innovation and improvement

x continuous capability building ? working with healthcare providers to build capability in redesign, project management and change management through the Centre for Healthcare Redesign.

ACI Clinical Networks, Taskforces and Institutes provide a unique forum for people to collaborate across clinical specialties and regional and service boundaries to develop successful healthcare innovations.

A priority for the ACI is identifying unwarranted variation in clinical practice and working in partnership with healthcare providers to develop mechanisms to improve clinical practice and patient care.

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Produced by: Nutrition, Anaesthesia Perioperative Care and Endocrine Networks

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Trim: ACI/D15/8462

Date: May 2016

Review date: 2024

? State of New South Wales (Agency for Clinical Innovation)

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Acknowledgements

The Agency for Clinical Innovation would like to acknowledge the contribution of the working party.

Name Chris Lowry

Kelli Ward Lillian Forrest Lyn Lace Roger Traill Scott Fortey Suzanne Kennewell

Role and organisation Anaesthetist, Lismore Base Hospital, Northern NSW Local Health District Manager, Nutrition Services, Central Coast Local Health District Nutrition Project Manager, HealthShare NSW Dietitian Advisor, Southern NSW Local Health District Anaesthetist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District Anaesthetist, Gosford Hospital, Central Coast Local Health District

Director, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sydney Local Health District

Glossary

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A list of foods allowed and not allowed to be offered to people on a particular diet. They also describe the aim of the diet, its characteristics, indications for use, nutritional adequacy and any precautions.

Enteral tube feeding

Fasting

The delivery of nutrition support into the gastrointestinal tract via a tube (for example nasogastric tube, gastrostomy tube).

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Glycaemic control

The typical levels of blood sugar (glucose) in a person with diabetes mellitus.

Nil-by-mouth (NBM)

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Parenteral Nutrition (PN)

Parenteral Nutrition is a sterile solution containing nutrients normally found in food ? protein, carbohydrate, fat, water, vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. PN is an intravenous (IV) solution and therefore bypasses the digestive tract.

Perioperative

The time before, during and after an operation.

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Contents

Acknowledgements .........................................................................................................................ii Glossary............................................................................................................................................ii Contents ..........................................................................................................................................iii 1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................1

Background.............................................................................................................................. 1 2. Key principles .........................................................................................................................2

Context .................................................................................................................................... 2 General principles.................................................................................................................... 2

Example: Procedure scheduled for 12 noon .................................................................. 3 Considerations for specific patient groups ............................................................................... 3 3. Development of NSW diet specifications for Fluids ? Preoperative Oral and Fluids ? Preoperative Oral Diabetes....................................................................................................4 Developing the diets ................................................................................................................ 4 Implementation advice............................................................................................................. 4 4. Evaluation................................................................................................................................5 5. References ..............................................................................................................................5 6. Appendices .............................................................................................................................6 NSW Diet Specification: Fluids ? Preoperative Oral ................................................................ 6 NSW Diet Specification: Fluids ? Preoperative Oral Diabetes................................................. 9

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1. Introduction

Background

Across NSW, there have been consistent reports and anecdotal feedback from clinicians regarding:

x patients awaiting surgery being fasted for extended periods of time x cancellations of surgery occurring due to local application of fasting criteria x differing interpretation of what constitutes a clear fluid x lack of clarity around information provided and explained to patients regarding their

responsibilities for fasting x concerns over fasting of vulnerable patients, for example older patients awaiting hip

fracture surgery or patients with diabetes. More broadly, debate about fasting (and nil-by-mouth) criteria has also appeared in recent national news reports.1

As a result of this, the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) has undertaken the following initiatives. x A review of the existing NSW inpatient diet specification for clear fluids. x The development of two new diet specifications ? o Fluids ? Preoperative Oral: for patients who are awaiting surgery o Fluids ? Preoperative Oral Diabetes: for patients with diabetes who are awaiting surgery. Both these diets can be accessed on the ACI website at . x Implementation advice for clinicians and food services staff to support the use of these diet specifications in NSW public hospitals. x Key principles for fasting in NSW public hospitals (this document).

A patient flyer outlining general information on fasting is currently being considered.

This work has been undertaken in collaboration with representatives from the Nutrition, Anaesthesia Perioperative Care and Endocrine Networks and the Surgical Services Taskforce.

1 ABC News, 10 September 2015, Retrieved from on 16 November 2015; ABC News, 6 July 2015, Retrieved from on 16 November 2015.

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