ABSTRACT
Objective To know the feasibiliy and the effects of shorten preoperative fasting time for patients with digital cerebral angiography. Methods Divided 110 patients with digital cerebral angiogra-phy into the observation group and the control group according to their sequence enter the hospital. Routine fasting method was used in the control group, shorten fasting time was used in the observation group, com-pared the incidence rate of fasting-related complications between the two groups. Results The incidence rote of belly discomfort, thirstily, strvation and hypoglyeemic during the digital cerebral angiogrsphy in the con-trol group was significant higher than those of in the observation group, while there were no significant difference about the incidence rate of postoperative complication between the two groups. Conclusions For patients with digital cerebral angiography can shorten the preoperative fasting time properly, which can avoid certain complieaitons.