3.2 PPPM scores
The mean PPPM scores are shown in Figure 1. On the first postoperative day, the parents of the children in the hospital group reported significantly higher PPPM scores than the juice group(p<0.001).
The parents of the patients were contacted again at home(POD 1-3) to provide a response for the PPPM. The group that had been minimally fasted still had a slightly lower PPPM score but this was not statistically significant(p=0.115). No significant difference was seen on POD 8-10. All surgeries were associated with functional limitations on the evening following surgery(POD 0), which persisted for the first week.