Breastfeeding & anesthesia

I’m not anesthesia. I do outpatient procedures. The procedures last 5-7 minutes. Patients either get "light" anesthesia with IV benzo and IV opioid or "deep" sedation with propofol. Today the nurse ran in and asked anesthesia about the patient who was breastfeeding and if they needed to pump and dump. He said yes for at least 24 hours. I thought that was "old school" and patients didn’t need to do that anymore as there is no evidence it’s necessary for this kind of anesthesia. I was going... Breastfeeding & anesthesia
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