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.
The National Institutes of Health advises that you eat nothing in the 24 leading up to your surgery. It suggests sipping on water may be acceptable. Consult your doctor about this. Similarly, the University of Michigan advises that children should eat nothing after midnight preceding an operation.