Reducing postoperative fasting times by implementing a food service in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU).

Background & Aims: Early oral postoperative nutrition is a proven beneficial element of postoperative care, resulting in improvement in quality of life and a shorter hospital stay. Guidelines state that postoperative oral nutrition can safely be started within the first hours after surgery. However, oral nutrition is mainly investigated starting from postoperative day one (POD1).