APPENDIX, APPENDECTOMY, APPENDICITIS
Appendicitis: Preparation for Surgery
If a patient has symptoms which might suggest that he/ she has appendicitis, it is best to remain on the safe side, consult a specialist and have the appendix surgically removed to prevent further health complications.
PREPARATION FOR SURGERY
Your health care provider team shall help you to prepare for surgery.
Pre-operative testing
In most cases, you will need some tests before your surgery. The tests routinely used include:
- Blood tests to measure your blood counts, your risk of bleeding or infection.
- Chest x-ray and ECG (electrocardiogram) to check your lungs and your hearts electrical system.
Anaesthetic Assessment before Surgery
Our expert team of Anaesthetist will ask you questions pertaining to your health and to assess your fitness for surgery. You are requested to tell them in detail about your current and past medical ailments, allergic reactions you have had in the past and current medicines that you are taking like blood thinning medicine. This medicine should be stopped prior to surgery to minimize the risk of bleeding during /after surgery.
Informed Consent
Informed consent is one of the most important parts of getting ready for surgery. It is a process during which you are told about all aspects of the treatment before you give written permission to perform the surgery.
Getting ready for Surgery
Depending on the type of operation you have, there may be things you need to do to be ready for surgery:
- Emptying your stomach and bowels (digestive tract) is important. Vomiting while under anaesthesia can be very dangerous because the vomitus could get into your lungs and cause an infection. Because of this, you will be asked to not eat or drink anything starting the night before the surgery or atleast 6 hours before surgery.
- Shaving of Operative part: You need to have an area of your body shaved to keep hair from getting into the surgical cut (incision). The area will be cleaned before the operation to reduce the risk of infection.
Learn more about Appendix Surgery- its symptoms, diagnosis, testing and more here.
