A new study led by CHEO has shown that if children need an emergency procedure that requires sedation, there is no need to delay the sedation to meet current fasting guidelines. Published today in JAMA Pediatrics, the study included children from six emergency departments across Canada and found that there was no link between the amount of time a child had fasted and the occurrence of an adverse event.

Ottawa researchers closer to finding out, thanks to $999,900 from the Stem photo of a cellCell Network - Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital, CHEO and the University of Ottawa are bringing discoveries made in the lab closer to human trials and therapies, thanks to four new peer-reviewed research grants from the Stem Cell Network worth $999,900, part of an overall investment of $4 million across Canada.