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This study aimed to determine the effect of hard candies on gastric content volume and pH in patients undergoing elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy. Additionally, the study evaluated the difficulty of the procedure, complications, and satisfaction levels of the endoscopist and patient.
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This study found that consuming hard candies did not affect the pH of gastric content and did not result in the accumulation of gastric content volume to the level of aspiration risk. Although not mentioned in the ASA guidelines for preoperative fasting, hard-candy consumption before elective EGD or other surgical procedures could be allowed. Scheduled operations should not be delayed or canceled if the patients have consumed hard candies during the nominal fasting period. Future directions would be to incorporate information regarding candy consumption into institutional and national guidelines for preoperative patient preparation.
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This page is a summary of: Hard-Candy Consumption Does Not Have an Effect on Volume and pH of Gastric Content in Patients Undergoing Elective Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, November 2022, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s377421.
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