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Day Surgery means that a patient will have an operation or procedure
and will go home on the same day. Patients should wear comfortable
clothes to come to the hospital. Patients are asked to notify their
surgeon’s office as to where they can be reached on the day
of surgery (if other than at home).
Depending on the type of operation, patients may go to a specific
area in the hospital a few hours before an operation or procedure.
There they may be given additional information about the operation
or procedure.
They will be taken to the operating or procedure room and usually
given an anesthetic. After the operation patients may spend some
time in the Day Surgery or recovery area until they are ready to
go home.
Although these operations or procedures take less time for recovery,
it is important to understand that patients will require help going
home after their visit. Patients are asked to make arrangements
for someone to drive them home and to stay with them for a while.
Patients will be instructed about follow-up visits with their
doctor or other requirements before they leave the hospital. Any
patients’ questions should be directed to their surgeon’s
office.
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