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Clear Liquid Fasting Made Easy
Patients don't like to comply with pre-op fasting rules, and you're often left
wondering what, when and how much they drank before surgery. BevMD
hopes to solve those issues with Clearfast, a high-caloric, nutritional pre-op
beverage that patients can imbibe up to 2 hours before anesthesia induction
(in accordance with the American Society of Anesthesiologists' clear fluid
fasting guideline). The drink is packaged in a specific volume that's easily
absorbed by the small intestine. It's marketed as an energy-booster that
staves off hunger, dehydration and hypoglycemia, while reducing residual
gastric volume of acidic fluid. BevMD says patients who consume the drink
are more comfortable before surgery, able to recover faster and more satisfied with the overall surgical experience. Labeling on the packaging provides
clear instructions for when patients can consume the drink, based on the
times of their scheduled procedures.
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