What is Day Surgery?
Day surgery is an intervention that ensures that patients whose suitability is determined before surgery are taken into surgery on a planned basis and can be discharged on the same day of surgery. The hospital stay of these patients is as short as 1-6 hours after surgery.
- Day surgery is an intervention that ensures that patients whose suitability is determined before surgery are taken into surgery on a planned basis and can be discharged on the same day of surgery. The hospital stay of these patients is as short as 1-6 hours after surgery. Preoperative evaluation, surgery, discharge and postoperative follow-up constitute the stages of the day surgery process. While outpatient surgical interventions are quite common, especially in developed countries, due to the short hospital stay and low cost, they are also increasing in our country.
- In pediatric surgery, circumcision, hydrocele (water hernia), inguinal hernia, undescended testicle, varicocele, epididymal cysts, urethral meatotomy and dilation, umbilical hernia, simple soft tissue lesions involving the subcutaneous skin, outpatient surgery is frequently performed. are diseases.
- In the outpatient clinic, the patient's suitability for outpatient surgery is first evaluated. A detailed history of the patient is taken and a physical examination is performed. The patient and his family are informed about the disease and the surgical procedure to be performed and the level of anxiety is reduced. The surgery date is determined and the patient is given a document with appointment information. It is determined which type of anesthesia will be applied and the anesthesia consent form is given to the family so that they are informed in advance. Patients are explained verbally or in writing about the procedures they will follow until the day of surgery and the issues they need to pay attention to. The day before the surgery, he/she is evaluated again by the pediatric surgeon and anesthesiologist, and if he/she has a chronic disease for which he/she is being monitored, relevant consultations are made.
- Bathing the patient and cutting his/her nails the night before the surgery reduces the risk of post-surgical infection.
- Solid food, formula, solid candy and chewing gum are not given starting from midnight before the surgery. Clear liquids such as water or apple juice can be given until 2 hours before the surgery time. Babies under 12 months of age who are exclusively breastfed can be fed up to 4 hours before the surgery.
- There should be no nail polish on the nails and no metal jewelry such as earrings or rings when coming to the surgery.
- After the patient leaves the surgery, he is evaluated in terms of vital signs, bleeding, nausea-vomiting and consciousness in the day surgery unit, and special follow-ups are given for his surgery. is done. Depending on the type of anesthesia and surgery the patient receives, he or she may stay in the day surgery unit for an average of 2-4 hours.