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February 01, 2022; Volume 89,Issue 2
Sinz, Elizabeth
- You have accessDoes my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively?Tyler Chapman, DO, Elizabeth Sinz, MD, MEd and Brian McGillen, MD, FACP, SFHMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2022, 89 (2) 69-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21061
Delays and postponements of surgical procedures are common, and NPO-after-midnight orders in these situations can result in prolonged periods without oral intake.