{"id":2382,"date":"2009-02-24T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-anesthesiology.sites.unc.edu\/patients\/what-to-do\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:23:55","slug":"what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/patients\/what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We ask that you follow a few guidelines the night before and day of your procedure. These guidelines are for your safety, and not following them could result in your case being cancelled or postponed.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Eating<\/b>: You may not eat anything after midnight before your procedure. We do, however,\u00a0encourage you to drink clear liquids up to 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time at the hospital<\/span>. Clear liquids may be thought of as anything you can read a newspaper through. Specifically, this does not include milk\/dairy or juice with pulp. A few examples are:
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    Clear Liquids ALLOWED<\/b>:
    \nWater
    \nBlack coffee (without Milk)
    \nApple juice
    \nSodas (Sprite, Coke, etc.)
    \nPedialyte
    \nGatorade<\/p>\n

    Liquids NOT ALLOWED<\/b>:
    \nMilk
    \nThickened Liquids
    \nJello
    \nChicken Broth
    \nAlcohol
    \nHoney
    \nCoffee with cream
    \nOrange juice
    \nProtein shakes\/smoothies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n

  2. Medication<\/b>: Most medications that you would normally take each morning should still be taken as scheduled the morning of your procedure. This is especially important with cardiac\/blood pressure medications, except as noted below.You should NOT take the following medications the morning of your procedure unless you are specifically told to do so:<\/span>\n