Please be sure to follow the pre-op testing guidelines that you will receive at you Physician�s office. You will be contacted by the health history nurse from the Surgery Center of Lancaster, and or may be asked to come into the center for a preoperative anesthesia consultation.

If you are receiving general anesthesia or sedation please arrange to have a responsible adult drive you home and stay with you for 24 hours following surgery.

PATIENT PRE-OP INSTRUCTIONS
AND EATING INSTRUCTIONS

2) You should have nothing to eat after 12 Midnight. You may drink clear liquids up until two hours before arrival time. Clear liquids include water, apple juice, clear soda, black coffee or tea - no milk or sugar. You should not chew gum or eat candy. Breast milk may be consumed up until four hours before surgery. Infant formula may be consumed up until six hours before surgery.

MEDICATION INSTRUCTIONS

3) Do not take oral hypoglycemics (diabetic) medications and/or diuretics (water pills) the morning of surgery.

4) All other blood pressure, cardiac (heart), and respiratory medications should be taken per your normal routine the morning of surgery with a sip of water.

5) Discontinue ingesting all herbal products two weeks prior to your surgery.

6) Call your family physician regarding instructions for insulin or anticoagulant therapy.

7)To start the pre-operative surgical assessment process, the Surgery Center of Lancaster requests that you fill out your medical history online with One Medical Passport. We recommend that you enter your medical history as soon as your surgery has been scheduled. Once you do this, our Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse will be able to access the information you entered online. This information will assist the nurse in organizing and documenting you complete medical history to prepare for your surgery.

• The names, addresses, and phone numbers of your primary care physician and any specialists.
• A list of all medications you are currently taking, including their dosage and frequency.
• A list of surgical procedures you have ever had.
• The name of the surgeon who will be performing your upcoming procedure.

At the end of the data entry process you will be prompted to select your preoperative instructions based on the type of anesthesia your surgeon said you will have. Please select and print the instructions, and have them available to refer to when our nurse calls you before your surgery. You may want to make some notes during this phone call.

Online Pre-Surgical History Instructions

Once you have gathered your information, please click on the blue bar below to begin the process.