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You will be moved to our fully-equipped post anesthesia care unit where you will remain under close
observation by the anesthesiologist and our nurses until you are medically ready to go home. Although the
length of stay in the post anesthesia care unit varies according to the type of procedure and your doctors
instruction, most patients are discharged within 1-2 hours after their procedure.
What precautions should I take after I am home?
Your surgeon will provide post-operative instructions regarding diet, rest and medications. The Center will
provide you a written summary of these instructions.
Please follow these general instructions for your safety after your surgery/procedure:
- Have your family member, close friend or responsible adult drive you home.
- After IV sedation or general anesthesia, we cannot allow you to drive home.
(See discharge instructions re: No Further Driving)
- Plan to have someone stay with you for 24 hours.
- Follow your surgeon's instructions regarding showering and bathing.
- Keep dressing clean and dry unless otherwise instructed by your surgeon.
- Limit visitors, especially anyone showing signs of illness such as cold.
- Limit pet encounters, including sleeping with them, and avoid cleaning out litter boxes, bird cages and fish tanks.
- Limit exposure to elements such as rodent and insect infestations and poor sanitation.
- Cover upholstered furniture where you may sit or lie down with a clean sheet.
- Refrain from swimming until cleared by your surgeon.
- Smoking is known to increase the incidence of infection; therefore, it is strongly recommended you refrain from smoking.
- Call your surgeon immediately if you have any signs of infection such as fever or redness, pain, swelling, warmth or drainage at the incision site.
If you have any unexpected problems, please call your doctor. A nurse from the Center will attempt to contact
you within a day or two after your visit to check on your condition. The nurses who contact you will not have
any results of your test or lab work. These results are made available to your referring doctor, and then to the
patient according to each doctor’s office practices. For privacy and confidentiality reasons, LSDC does not leave personal information on answering machines.
If you have any questions concerning these instructions, please call and ask to speak with a pre-operative nurse. If you are scheduled at our Florida Campus call 863-683-2268 or our Griffin Road location call 863-687-0566 option 3.
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