Paediatric anaesthesia & critical care
Fasting-induced hypoglycaemia in anaesthetised paediatric patients (FIGS): protocol of an opt-out approach to consent for a multicentre cohort study measuring glycaemia and ketonaemia
Study context
- Population
- Children fasting before a procedure under GA, across the 4 nations of the UKtarget over 2000 children
- Primary endpoint
- Decision by anaesthetists to manage a hypoglycaemia at induction
- Follow-up
- At induction
Methodological detailsmulticentre, opt-out approach to consent, point-of-care testing, Recruitment in progress from May 2025, expected to end May 2026; analysis and results shared in 2027, Blood glucose and ketones measured by point-of-care testing on venous blood from a cannula inserted during i.v. or inhalation induction of GA
- Multicentre
- Opt-out approach to consent
- Point-of-care testing
- Recruitment in progress from May 2025, expected to end May 2026; analysis and results shared in 2027
- Blood glucose and ketones measured by point-of-care testing on venous blood from a cannula inserted during i.v. or inhalation induction of GA
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Fasting-induced hypoglycaemia in anaesthetised paediatric patients (FIGS): protocol of an opt-out approach to consent for a multicentre cohort study measuring glycaemia and ketonaemia. BJA Open. Published 23 September 2026. doi:10.
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