SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 13, 2025Medium

It’s Way Past Time to Stop Starving Patients Before Procedures

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The study, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, concludes that fasting before cardiac catheterization is generally unnecessary, except for patients with specific gastrointestinal issues, challenging the conventional practice of routine pre-procedure fasting.

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