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Dr Meghan Cooney
Monash Children's Hospital
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Impact of liberal preoperative clear fluid fasting regimens on the risk of pulmonary aspiration in children (EUROFAST)
An international prospective cohort study
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Submitted September 2025 by Dr Meghan Cooney
Overview The EUROFAST (European Preoperative Fasting Audit) project demonstrated that more liberal clear fluid fasting (≥1 hour) before anaesthesia in children is non-inferior to the more traditional...
Pediatric anesthesia in Australia and New Zealand and health inequity among First Nations and Māori children
Pediatric Anesthesia
Submitted November 2024 by Dr Meghan Cooney
This article provides excellent context for starting to understand health inequity among First Nations and Māori children and young people in Australia and New Zealand. It is essential reading as we...
Pediatric anesthetic for tracheobronchial foreign body extraction
A survey of practice in France
Pediatric Anesthesia
Submitted December 2023 by Dr Meghan Cooney
Summary: This study describes the practices and preferences of pediatric anaesthetists in France, when presented with a survey with an anaesthetic scenario of tracheobronchial foreign body...
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