Tennis-specific extension of the International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020.

The IOC has proposed standard methods for recording and reporting of data for injury and illness in sport. The IOC consensus statement authors anticipated that sport-specific statements would provide further recommendations. This statement is the tennis-specific extension of the partner IOC statement. The International Tennis Federation Sport Science and Medicine Committee, in collaboration with selected external experts, met in June 2019 to consider athlete health monitoring issues specific to tennis. Once the IOC consensus statement was finalised, the tennis-specific consensus was drafted and agreed on by the members over three iterations. Compared with the IOC consensus statement, the tennis consensus contains tennis-specific information on injury mechanism, mode of onset, injury classification, injury duration, capturing and reporting exposure, reporting risk and study population. Our recommendations apply to able-bodied as well as wheelchair tennis players. Where applicable, specific recommendations are made for wheelchair tennis.

How 'nil by mouth' instructions impact on patient behaviour.

Preoperative fasting is a necessary intervention to minimise the risk of regurgitation and inhalation of gastric contents while under anaesthesia. But, despite clear written instructions, a significant number of patients choose to fast for a longer than suggested period. It is recommended that to improve practice patients should be reassured that they can maintain their oral intake until being instructed to stop. They should also receive information about oral comfort during fasting and when they can begin to eat and drink after their procedure.