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PRE-OP INSTRUCTIONS
AN EMPTY STOMACH BEFORE SURGERY
For your protection, please do not eat or drink beginning 12:01 AM on the day of your scheduled operation. This includes water, breath mints, and chewing gum. This precaution minimizes adverse effects experienced from anesthesia the day of surgery (e.g. vomiting).
MEDICATIONS
If you are advised to take regularly scheduled medications such as blood pressure or cardiac medication, you should take it with only a sip of water. Do not take Aspirin or Ibuprofen products 10 days prior to surgery, since they interfere with the coagulation of the blood. This includes any non-steroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs. (Tylenol, however, is acceptable.) You should also discontinue any regularly prescribed stimulants such as Adderall for 14 days.
LABORATORY and BLOOD TESTS
All pre-operative tests such as blood tests and EKG reports must be completed prior to your operation. If you have any cardiac history, a stress test or cardiology evaluation may be required.
DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL
The majority of the patients stay in the hospital 1-2 days after sleep apnea surgery. Please be sure to make arrangements to have an adult drive you home from the hospital. (For your safety, taxi and shuttle transportation is not acceptable.)
DAY OF YOUR SURGERY
(Please read if you are scheduled for surgery at the Stanford University Hospital. If not, skip ahead to "Following Your Surgery".)
WHERE TO REPORT
Report to the
Stanford Hospital Surgery Admission Unit.
CPAP/BiPAP
If you have a CPAP or BiPAP machine, please take it with you to the hospital.
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