Fluid Matters - The nil by mouth (NPO) debate | TopMedTalk

Nov 28, 2018

This piece is taken from "The Great Fluid Debate", it's about changes in practice that have been implemented both in the UK and at various medical centres in the US. Hear how and why the old 'nil by mouth' or ‘NPO’ policy has changed in many instances.

From water to carbohydrate drinks, to black coffee, the thinking has changed in many institutions but part of the battle is in educating patients and their well meaning friends and relatives.

These pieces have been released to coincide with IFAD, the 7th International Fluid Academy Day. Make sure you subscribe to TopMedTalk to ensure you hear some of the pieces we recorded there.

Chaired by Professor Monty Mythen and featuring; Dr Tim Miller, anesthsiologist from Duke University Medical Centre; Professor Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Southampton; Professors Paul Wischmeyer and Stuart Grant, from the Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University and featuring questions from the audience.

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