Pre-Operative Instructions and Documents
Federal Regulations have instituted an informational program for all patients planning on having a surgery or procedure in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). The documents below contain information that you need to read and be aware of before your scheduled day of surgery or procedure. Also, please be aware that we will require you to sign a form verifying that you did receive this information both verbally and written. Do not hesitate to contact the center with any questions or concerns that you may have before your scheduled surgery or procedure.
Instructions For Your Surgery
The Pre-op Nurse will be calling you prior to your surgical date to obtain your medical history, answer questions and give your arrival time. Below we have included general information that will be helpful with planning your surgery:
Post-Operative Instructions
The surgeon will speak to your family or significant other after the procedure. After returning home from your procedure it is not unusual to feel sleepy, light-headed, sore & at times nauseated. How you feel depends on the complexity of your procedure, the length of your surgery, your pain threshold, your general medical condition & the type of anesthesia received. It is important that you take time to rest & heal.
Other Documents
These documents relate to the Surgery Center but are not directly required by Federal Regulations they describe the privacy practices of Dupont Surgery Center and the physicians who provide services to patients at this surgery center, as well as other information you may find useful.