Your completed medication history form if you haven’t already given this information to a nurse during your pre-surgery consultation. Current reports from medical tests, such as blood work, X-rays or EKG results, if you have them. A list of any medications you take and their dosages. Your health insurance card.

Your surgeon will want to know about your health and the medications you are taking. You will likely be asked to fill out a Pre-op Patient Health History Questionnaire. Fill this out to the best of your ability and bring it with you when you visit your surgeon even if you are not sure you need surgery.

Your appointment will take between 1 – 3 hours, depending on the particular tests that you need to have. An average appointment takes about one hour.

The Pre-Op clinic is a “one-stop-shop” to ensure you are prepared for your upcoming surgery. The clinic ensures all required testing and clearances are completed–such as labs, EKGs, and radiology imaging–in one convenient visit.

Preparing for Surgery – What to Bring to Your Pre-Op Appointment

1. An overall summary of your injury/ailment. This is why you’re here!
2. Medical History.
3. Family History.
4. Current Medications.
5. General Allergies.
6. X-Rays, Images, and other information from past appointments.
7. Your Questions.

This will include nurses, an anesthesiologist, as well as your surgeon. You’ll be weighed before the procedure for a final body mass index (BMI) update.

Barbiturates and benzodiazepines, commonly known as “downers” or sedatives, are two related classes of prescription medications that are used to depress the central nervous system. 5 They are sometimes used with anesthesia to calm a patient down just prior to surgery or during their recovery.

What is pre-verification checklist? It is a checklist that is required to be asked and assessed as part of your safe care before going for surgery. What will I expect? Your nurse in the Preoperative Holding or Prep area on the day of surgery will make sure that all your requirements are done before surgery.

Definition: The preoperative phase is the time period between the decision to have surgery and the beginning of the surgical procedure.

These tests might include a COVID-19 test, blood tests, urine tests and pregnancy test for women. This assessment will usually happen one or more days before your operation. Make sure you know the results of any previous tests, as well as all the medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements you take.

Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before your procedure. If you do, OPA will be forced to cancel your surgery. (This is very important; the intake of food and liquid affects anesthesia.)

The Pre-Admission Department is dedicated to meeting the concerns of our pre-operative patients and their families. A visit to Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) gives each patient having surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, the opportunity to incorporate all testing, health history reviews and teaching into one visit.

Preregistration by telephone can be done by calling the Patient Access Department at 410-337-1626. The Patient Access staff is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday–Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Preregistration online can be completed by the online preregistration form.

Most elective surgical patients will be required to attend the Pre-Op Clinic, also known as the Pre-admission assessment clinic, in preparation for their upcoming scheduled surgery.

A: You may receive a telephone call from the St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Business Office the evening before your visit to obtain insurance information. Q: DO I NEED TO BRING ANYTHING WITH ME?