Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Fatigue. Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness, and has a gradual onset. Unlike weakness, fatigue can be alleviated by periods of rest.
Surgery can be delayed, medications can be given to help reduce the acidity and volume of stomach contents, or maneuvers may be employed to protect from aspiration, for example placing a cuffed endotracheal tube into the trachea.y placing a patient on NPO status, there will be nothing to aspirate because any food would have been absorbed into the small intestines by that time of surgery 6-8 hrs later. + 23 others found this useful.
should stop taking warfarin 5 days before elective surgery, and most do not need to receive heparin in the perioperative period as a bridge to surgery. KEY POINTS Some procedures, such as some ophthalmic, endoscopic, and dermatologic procedures, entail a low risk of bleeding and do not require that warfarin therapy be interrupted. If warfarin is withheld for 5 days, the international normalized ratio usually falls to less than 1.5, and surgery is usually safe. Infusions of fresh-frozen plasma or intravenous or oral vitamin K can reverse anticoagulation quickly before emergency surgery.