OB Case

I do quite a bit of OB calls and had this come up a few times. The attendings in my group are mixed in their management of this situation, so maybe some of you OB experts can help. Here's the situation: Laboring patient comes into the hospital and for one reason or another needs an urgent C-section. The problem is she had a full meal (McDonalds or a steak) a few hours prior to this. The OB wants to do the case under a spinal. I tell them no, the patient is not NPO and if we're going now,... OB Case
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