of clear liquids before
6 a.m. on the day of
surgery. Another puts
the cutoff time at 12
noon, saying patients
can have clear liquids
up until 8 a.m. if sur-
gery is after 12 p.m.
We also heard from
someone who consid-
ers the patient's likeli-
hood of following
instructions. "If I feel
the patient will not be
compliant or confuse
the times, I will go
straight with NPO
after midnight," she
says.
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