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The day of surgery is filled with anticipation and anxiety. Finding
your way and waiting for surgery contribute to the stress. Once
surgery is underway, time seems to pass slowly as family and friends
wonder about the outcome.
The following information will provide you with a way of finding
information, a better understanding of the process and why we ask you
to arrive early on the day of surgery.
Waiting for Surgery
Patients are asked to arrive one to two hours in advance of
their scheduled surgical time for two important reasons:
- It could take up to 40 minutes to get you ready for surgery.
First, a nurse will evaluate your physical condition and have you
change into a gown. The next step is to establish intravenous access
(our nurses are experts at this) and review your paperwork to ensure
that everything is in order.
- Occasionally, procedures take less time than anticipated; in
which case we will be able to move up the time of your surgery. If
that should occur, it is important that the preliminary steps have
been completed.
Staying ahead of schedule whenever possible provides a cushion of time
for the surgical team to accommodate the inevitable, occasional delays
and still be on time for patients scheduled after you. For example, if
you came an hour early and the patient before you came late you could
go first and this would not delay the procedure for patients who were
scheduled after you.
We take your scheduled surgical time seriously and fully intend to
honor that schedule. Experience has taught us, however, that it is
wise to regard the scheduled surgical time as flexible. This means
that your surgery could be performed early if a prior surgery took
less time than planned or it could be late if the prior surgery ran
late.
Your comfort and well-being are very important to us. Please let us
know if there is any other information we can provide. |
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