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Doctors fault starving of KNH surgery patients

KNH's administration block. 24th Feb, 2014. Photo/Jonah Onyango.

Doctors at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have faulted the starving of patients slated for operations for long hours, saying the practice is unnecessary and out of step with modern medicine.

Patients at the country's largest referral hospital are required to go without food for up to 22 hours before an operation. This is contrary to international guidelines that approve of patients enjoying a normal meal even eight hours to surgery.

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