Patient Education Bariatric Surgery Patient Education | Page 7

Day of Surgery
1. Report to the Welcome Center in the Main Lobby at Mount Carmel
Grove City.
2. You will have an ID band placed on your arm and be asked to confirm
your name and date of birth.
3. Once registered and taken to the preoperative area you will need to
sign a consent form for anesthesia and another for surgery. Do not
sign these forms until all your questions have been answered. Please
be sure to tell your physician and the anesthesiologist if you or any of
your family members have had any problems with anesthesia in the
past. Your anesthesiologist will review your medical and surgical record
and ask you about any problems you may have had.
4. We will ask about any allergies you may have and place a band on
your wrist if you do have any allergies.
5. An IV (intravenous) line will be placed in your arm.
Surgery
The length of your surgery will depend on the type of procedure you’re
having.
Gastric Bypass — Approximately 1.5 hours
Sleeve Gastrectomy — Approximately 1 hour
When your surgery is finished you’ll be moved to the recovery room or
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). When you wake up, your throat may feel
sore and your mouth may feel dry from the tube that was placed into your
airway during surgery. You will stay in the recovery room for at least 1 hour.
You’ll remain in the hospital for 1-3 days after surgery.
Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery
Laparoscopic surgery involves several
Open surgery involves one
small incisions. large incision.
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