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2026 Programme

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From fasting to safety: improving paediatric perioperative care with POCT

20 Oct 2026

12:45 - 13:15

Integrated Care & Pathways Theatre

From fasting to safety: improving paediatric perioperative care with POCT

The FIGS (Fasting Induced Hypoglycaemia during Surgery) study is a multicentre UK cohort study investigating the incidence of hypoglycaemia and metabolic complications in children undergoing elective procedures under general anaesthesia. Conducted across 25 centres and involving over 2,900 patients, the study aims to identify glycaemic thresholds that trigger anaesthetic intervention and to determine risk factors associated with fasting-related metabolic disturbances in paediatric surgical patients

Speakers

Benjamin Blaise, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Early Life Imaging - Evelina London Children's Hospital, GSTT NHS Foundation Trust & King's College London

Diamond Sponsor

Diamond Sponsor

AstraZeneca has provided a sponsorship towards this independent programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia.

British Society for Heart Failure

Mark Allen Healthcare

Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurses UK