In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities.
For decades, anesthesiologists advised patients not to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgeryâa guideline referred to as âNPO after midnight.â But many doctors now believe that some food and drinks, like tea or coffee without milk or cream, may be acceptable prior to a procedure.
Thank you for your question. The answer varies, depending on the surgeon, but in our office we recommend that patients refrain from drinking alcohol for two weeks prior to surgery. There are several reasons for this recommendation. First, alcohol can have a blood thinning effect, which increases the risk of bleeding too much during surgery.