The Relationship Between Fasting Time and Delirium

The Relationship Between Fasting Time and Emergency Delirium in Pediatric Sedation Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging

We investigated the relationship between fasting times and delirium in children undergoing MRI under anesthesia. Paediatric Anaesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale, last oral intake time and type of food (solid-liquid) and fasting time, laryngospasm, desaturation (SpO2 <95%), bradycardia, allergy, nausea and vomiting were recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

• children between the age group 2-6 years of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II
• Patients undergoing MRI under sedation

Exclusion Criteria:

• ASA 3-4-5
• under 2 years old, over 6 years old
• cognitive or psychological disorder
• serious central nervous system diseases, including a brain tumor or uncontrolled seizures
• type 1 diabetes
• detection of ≤ 50 mg/dl in fasting blood glucose measurement
• whose parents did not want to participate in the study