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Pre Operative Period of Bariatric Surgery

Pre Operative Period of Bariatric Surgery

Patient getting admitted for the procedure will have to be prepared for

  • Admission one or two days prior to the surgery.
  • Routine blood and urine tests will be undertaken on the patients.
  • This is the time for the patient to clear all the leftover doubts with the surgeon about the surgery and its results.
  • Breathing exercises should be practised to help in the postoperative period.
  • Smoking should be given up.
  • One should be prepared to stay on for a few days after surgery if there are any complications.
  • In the morning of their surgery they are taken to the pre-operative room, where they change into a hospital gown and receive intra-venous (IV) fluids.
  • Families can stay with the patient until they are taken to the operating theatre, at which time the family will be taken to the waiting room.

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