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Ruth Burgess

Staff Nurse, Department of Cardiorespiratory Research, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds

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Factors influencing the fasting decisions of day-case surgery patients

The aims of this study were to: Explore the ways in which elective day-case surgery patients make decisions about pre-operative fastingInvestigate how best to provide information to enable patients...

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