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.
Before you have your operation, the health professionals treating you will tell you whether you can eat or drink and, if eating and drinking is permitted, what foods and liquids you can have. Before having an operation, it's likely that you'll be given either a local or a general anaesthetic.