PATIENT INFORMATION: After Your Procedure

• For your safety, you will not be permitted to leave the surgery center alone. Please make sure a family member or responsible adult can drive you home.
• Out of concern for your safety, if procedure sedation is involved, we must discharge you to a responsible person. Again, for your safety, please make proper transportation arrangements.
• If the patient is a child, we recommend that you are available to care for the child and another person drives home.
• Please do not drive for 24 hours following the surgery, do not operate any machinery and do not make any major decisions for at least 24 hours. It takes time for the effects of anesthesia to wear off and it could affect your reaction time and judgment.
• You should be able to go home within one to two hours following your procedure. A nurse will call you the next day to check on your progress.
• If possible, someone should stay with you the first night following your procedure. If any problems occur after you return home, contact your physician immediately.