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Admission
to Pre-op Holding
You will be escorted to a private area where you will put
on a gown, robe and slippers which we provide. You may be
asked to remove contact lenses, dentures, jewelry, hairpieces
and prosthesis before going into the operating room. Your
clothes and personal items will be safely stored in your individual
locker until you are ready for them after the procedure.
A nurse will take your pulse, temperature, respiration, and
blood pressure and will ask you about your health history.
The nurse may start an intraveneous line (IV) through which
medications may be delivered.
You will be asked to wait in this area until the operating
room in which your procedure is scheduled is ready for you.
Note that patients are not taken in order of arrival but instead
are scheduled in specific operating rooms that are especially
equipped for the type of surgery scheduled. It is not unusual
for a patient who arrives after you to be taken into surgery
before you.
The Operating Room
When
your surgeon and the operating room team are ready for you,
you will be escorted to the operating room by a nurse. She
will confirm with you the type of surgery you will be having
and review some of the questions you have already been asked.
We believe that outpatient surgery's focus should be on wellness,
therefore we encourage all patients who are able to walk to
the operating room. There you will be assisted onto the operating
room table and positioned to ensure comfort and safety. You
will find that our operating rooms are usually cold. You will
be offered a warmed blanket to keep you toasty. Once in position,
the anesthesia staff will attach the necessary monitoring
apparatus so that we can monitor you throughout your procedure.
You may
notice that there is a lot of equipment in the operating room.
Like a hospital, our OR s must be equipped to handle all types
of surgeries and surgical emergencies. Don't worry, not all
of the equipment has to do with your surgery.
PRIOR
TO YOUR VISIT
PREPARING
FOR THE DAY OF SURGERY
ANESTHESIA
AFTER
SURGERY
MANAGING
YOUR DISCOMFORT
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
INFORMATION
FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
PATIENTS
RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ADVANCE
DIRECTIVES
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