Effect of Fasting on Patient Outcomes After Wide-Awake, Local Anesthesia-only, No Tourniquet (WALANT) Procedures
University of California, Irvine
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether eating solid food prior to undergoing a wide awake local-only no tourniquet (WALANT) procedure reduces anxiety in patients or has any effect on outcomes. Patients will be split randomly into two groups and told whether to eat or fast before their procedure. We will then compare levels of anxiety and nausea on the day of the procedure as well as satisfaction with the procedure and other outcome measures at follow-up visits. Our hypothesis is that patients who are instructed to eat before their WALANT procedure will have less anxiety, nausea, and overall higher satisfaction compared to those who are instructed to fast prior to their procedure.
Description
* Patients will initially present for preoperative evaluation in clinic, where they will be approached about whether they are interested in participating. More thorough discussion about risks and benefits will either take place in person at this visit, or over the phone. Consent forms will be signed in person or via Qualtrics/RedCap. If they choose to participate, they will be assigned either to the eating group or the fasting group. Patients in the fasting group will be told to avoid any food past midnight the day before their surgery and any liquids 4 hours before their scheduled surgery. Th…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing wide-awake, local anesthetic-only, no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures with the lead researcher. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes or allergy to local anesthesia, \< 18 years of age, patients unable to follow up.
Interventions
- OtherNon-fasting
Instructing patients to eat before their local-only procedure
- OtherFasting
Instructing patients to fast before their local-only procedure
Location
- UCI Health Manchester PavilionOrange, California