No Food Before Surgery (NPO) | Cincinnati Children's

Understanding why following instructions on NPO (no eating or drinking) is important for the day of surgery. When a patient is having surgery and/or undergoing anesthesia, it is important to follow the instructions given to you by the pre-op nurse for the day of surgery. In this video, we discuss why it is important to follow the instructions, how you will know when your child should stop eating and drinking, suggestions to prevent your child from finding food, and ways to keep your child busy while they cannot eat. Having a child that is hungry can be hard, but we are here to support you and your child. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is designated as a Level I Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), a status reserved for hospitals that meet the highest standards for care, staffing, training, infrastructure, resources, quality improvement, safety, and data collection. Supported by the PFE Enhancement Award and the Co-operative Society Animation Produced by the Media Lab at Cincinnati Children’s (@CincyKidsMedArt) www.cincinnatichildrens.com/medialab Media Lab Direction: Ken Tegtmeyer MD & Ryan A. Moore MD Animation: Jeff Cimprich, Mathew Nelson, Julia Greenberg, Cecelia Orr, (Cincinnati Children’s Media Lab) Content Expertise: Stephanie Burwinkel, Erin Paff-Rich, Luis Vargus Patron, Mikayla Chess, Sarat Thikkurissy, Cindy Pettit, Samantha Williams, Kate Setter, Karla Eysoldt and Patient/Family members of Patient Family Advisory Committees _______________________________________________________________________ Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cincychildrens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatichildrensfans LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cincinnatichildrens X: https://x.com/CincyChildrens ________________________________________________________________________ Young & Healthy Podcast: https://youngandhealthy.podbean.com/ Patients & Family Blog: https://blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/ Research & Science Blog: https://scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/