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.
Cystoscopy/Retrograde Urethrogram (RUG) Preop Instructions (General): Nothing to eat or drink after midnight before surgery (drinking coffee, chewing gum, sucking on hard candy are unacceptable and can delay or cancel your surgery) Stop all blood thinners like aspirin, coumadin, Aleve, ibuprofen, advil one week prior to surgery (on occasion, aspirin is ok if you are at high risk for heart attacks, strokes)