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.