What to do before surgery!
Do you know what you need to do before any surgery? The majority of complications with many routine surgeries occur as a result of patients not following their doctor’s advice! Under the stress of a hospital or clinic environment many people even forget about the doctor’s instructions. Here is your before surgery guide!
Before Surgery Instructions
Before your surgery, your anesthesia provider will discuss with you possible complications that can occur during the operation. Following the anesthesia, instructions are of utmost importance for a successful outcome. One major issue noted throughout the years is, many patients do not follow the dietary advice.
What you need to know!
Many people think of surgery as the responsibility of the surgeon and the anesthesia team. However, personal responsibility plays a huge role in the preparation and success for any surgery. Doctors know that surgery is not something that should be taken lightly. This website is developed to educate the public about these facts.
What you need to know and do before surgery
Welcome to beforesurgery.net, a place for reliable information on what you need to know and do before any type of surgery that requires partial or general anesthesia. So you are at the doctor’s office, and the physician is telling you that you should proceed, for whatever reason, with the surgery previously considered/discussed.
To many this can be shocking and it is more than likely that whatever the doctor tells you after that is either a blur or you are not in the state of mind to hear or ask all the important questions. We will address many of the problem areas before the surgery.
Preparing For Surgery
Nowadays, surgeries have become a routine part of medical practice. That said; a surgery of any type is something that should not be taken lightly. While the great majority of all scheduled surgeries are successful, a concerning number are not without complications. Throughout the world, there are many complications related to surgery, and many are avoidable if patients were to follow the ADVICE of the Nurse Anesthetist or Anesthesiologist. A great portion of complications is not following the anesthesia instructions. In this website, we will offer you a complete guide to what you need to know and do before any type of surgery; from the point of view of a Nurse Anesthetist /Anesthesiologist. The Nurse Anesthetist and/or Anesthesiologist is a key member of the surgical team and one that you usually don’t get to meet in person until the day of the procedure, and more often than not, isn’t acknowledged for the role they play in the execution of a successful surgery. We hope you find the information provided here useful, and you share it with family and friends.