Medicine Grand Rounds, Ann Bailey and Elizabeth Dreesen, “NPO Guidelines for Procedural Sedation: What Are They and Why Do We Have Them?”

Anyone who uses sedation to accomplish procedures or surgery must adhere to NPO guidelines. UNC Hospital recently approved contemporary NPO guidelines for all procedural sedation. This lecture will detail what those are and why we have them.

Ann Bailey is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics. She also serves at Associate Chief Medical Officer of UNC Hospitals. She has a particular interest in studying infants at risk for autism.

Elizabeth Dreesen is Chief of General and Acute Care Surgery, and Associate Professor of Surgery.