Anaesthesia at the Bronovo Hospital

In principle, the visit to the pre-operative outpatients’ clinic is valid for sixmonths. If the waiting time for your operation is longer, you will be contactedby the pre-operative outpatients’ clinic before your admission. Depending uponyour physical condition, it will be determined whether or not you must visit theoutpatients’ clinic again or if a few questions over the telephone are sufficient.CHANGES IN YOUR HEALTHThere may be some time between your visit to the outpatients’ clinic and themoment that you are called in for your surgery. If, during this time, there havebeen any changes in your general health, you must report this to the consultinganaesthesiologist in the pre-operative outpatients’ clinic so that this can betaken into account (telephone pre-operative outpatients’ clinic: 070 - 312 44 56).This could include any of the following:• If you have been treated by a different medical specialist;• If changes have been made in your medication;• If your blood pressure is higher;• If you have any wounds or infections on your skin in the area that is to beoperated on;• If you have been admitted to a hospital, in Bronovo Hospital or elsewhere• If you have had surgery• For women: if you are pregnant or think that you might be.If, on the day preceding or the day of your surgery, you develop a fever (38.5°Cor higher) or a serious cold, it is important to pass on this information immediately,by phone to the specialist who is going to do the surgery. In that case, itwill be decided, in consultation with the anaesthesiologist, whether or not thesurgery can take place.PREPARATION FOR THE SURGERY OR THE EXAMINATIONA good night’s sleepIt is important that you are well rested on the day of the surgery. Perhaps youare a bit nervous or the strange hospital environment (if you have already beenadmitted) is keeping you awake. In that case, you may ask the nursing staff fora sleeping pill.10