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Surgery Tour |
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Coming in for Surgery at St. John’s Children’s Hospital
Welcome to St. John’s Children’s Hospital. While you are here, the staff will take very good care of you.
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Before Surgery
Before coming for surgery, you may visit your surgeon for a final check up. The surgeon may give you a brochure with specific instructions. Please bring it with you on the day of your surgery. It will help to remind you of certain tips for your surgery day.
It is important to call and pre-register before your surgery. Please have a caregiver call (217) 535-3797, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m to 8:30 p.m. to pre-register before the day of surgery. |
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Before Surgery
FASTING GUIDELINES:
eating and drinking instructions before surgery, diagnostic testing, and/or sedation
If you choose not to follow these instructions, your child’s surgery, diagnostic testing, and/or sedation, may be delayed or cancelled.
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Eight (8) hours before surgery:
Stop milk products, citrus juices, candy, gum, greasy, oily, buttery, creamy foods, beef, chicken, pork, and fish. This also includes fast food.
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Six (6) hours before surgery:
Stop all solids foods, baby food, cereal, and formula.
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Four (4) hours before surgery:
Stop breastfeeding.
Three (3) hours before surgery:
Stop all clear liquids. Clear liquids include water, Kool-Aid ®, apple juice, popsicles, Jell-O ®, Pedialyte ® and Infalite ®.
*NOTE: Formula, breast milk, orange juice, and juices containing pulp are not considered clear liquids.
Please have a caregiver call 217-544-6464, ext., 56180 or 51081 from 6 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. if you have any questions about what you can eat or drink before your surgery. After 2:30 p.m., parents should call ext. 44350 and ask for the anesthesiologist on call to be paged.
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Before Surgery
On the night before surgery, you and your caregivers will pack your bags for your hospital visit. Don’t forget to bring your favorite toy, pillow, stuffed animal - or bring all three.
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Parking and Check In
Surgery may be scheduled at the Pavilion or main surgery area. Regardless of where your surgery is scheduled, everyone 16 years of age and younger must go to the Pediatric Check-in area. This area is located on the 3rd floor of the main building directly across from the elevators in the south hallway.
Parking
Free parking is available in the parking ramp on the corner of Seventh and Mason streets and in the surface lot east of the Pavilion on the corner of Ninth and Madison streets. Free valet parking is available in the front of the Pavilion and in front of the Mason Street entrance.
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Check in
If you enter through the Pavilion lobby, take the elevator to the 2nd floor and follow the blue Pediatric Check-in signs (featuring dolphins) across the sky walk and through the hallways to the check-in area. This is located on the 3rd floor of the main building directly across from the elevators in the south hallway.
If you come in through the Mason Street entrance, look for the blue Pediatric Check-in signs (featuring dolphins) in the hallways and elevators to guide you to the Pediatric Check-in area. This is located on the 3rd floor of the main building, directly across from the elevators in the south hallway.
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Surgery Day - Arrival
Every patient 16 years and younger needs to check in on the 3rd floor (3 South) of the main hospital. Don’t forget to be on time. Surgery could be delayed or cancelled if you arrive late.
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Surgery Day - Checking In
Once you are in the "pediatric check-in area," sign in and wait in the waiting area until your name is called.
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Surgery Day - Getting Wristbands
The clerk will give you and your caregivers a wristband. This band lets everyone know who you are.
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Surgery Day:
Pre-anesthesia waiting area
A nurse will then take you back to a special area where she will see how tall you are, how much you weigh, take your temperature in your ear and take your blood pressure(give your arm a great big hug).
Pediatric Pre Surgical waiting area 360 view |
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Surgery Day: Waiting Area
There are lots of things to do while you wait. You can watch TV, play video games or board games.
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Surgery Day: Learning about Surgery
A child life specialist may meet with you and your caregivers to talk about what will happen. She also can provide fun things for you to do while you wait.
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Surgery Day: Talking to the Nurse
A nurse will talk to you and your family. She/he will ask you questions such as, "How are you feeling?" and "When was the last time you ate or drank anything?"
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Surgery Day:
Talking to the Anesthesiologist
A special doctor, called an anesthesiologist, will come and talk to you and your caregivers. The anesthesiologist helps you sleep during surgery. He or she works with a special nurse called a certified registered nurse anesthetist or a CRNA. They will talk to you about getting to sleep. If you have questions they can answer them for you.
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Surgery Day: Getting Medicine
Before you go to surgery you may take a medicine called "versed." This special medicine helps your body relax before surgery. You may drink it by mouth.
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Surgery Day: Getting an IV
A child life specialist, nurse and anesthesiologist may talk to older kids and their caregivers about getting an "IV" before surgery. They will tell you exactly what it is for and how they will insert it so there will be no surprises.
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Surgery Day: Talking to the Surgeon
Your surgeon may come and talk to you before surgery. Let him/her know if you have any last minute questions.
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Surgery Day: Going to Surgery
When it is time for surgery, a nurse will take you to the operating room. Your caregivers can follow you until the nurse says, "It’s time for hugs and kisses and a see you later." Your caregivers will wait for you in the waiting area.
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Surgery Day: Operating Room
The surgery room has lots of bright lights and the room is cooler. Everyone will be wearing blue clothes, hats and shoe covers to keep from spreading germs. If you have any questions, be sure and ask. The staff will give you warm blankets and help you on to the surgery bed. The nurse and anesthesiologist (the doctor who helps you sleep) will talk to you and explain what is going on. The anesthesiologist will help you with your special mask. It will make you feel sleepy and soon you will be in a "deep sleep." The anesthesiologist knows when it is time for you to wake up and will stop the special medicine.
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After Surgery - Recovery
After surgery the nurse and anesthesiologist will take you to the recovery room or the "wake up room." All patients who have had surgery wake up here so you might see other people in the room waking up just like you. Everyone’s body wakes up differently. You might be sleepy and uncomfortable. A nurse will be by your side to help you. You will still have on the pulse ox, blood pressure cuff, monitor patches and, if you needed an IV, it will still be there. Your caregivers can be with you.
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After Surgery - Recovery
Your nurse might ask if you would like some juice or a popsicle. After you wake up a little more, you will either go home or, if you are staying in the hospital, you will go to your room.
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Going Home
If you are going home, you will get a wheelchair ride to the car. You can sleep on the way home, so bring a pillow and blanket.
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After Surgery: Your room
After you get to your room, a nurse will come and check to see how you are feeling. After you have rested, a child life specialist may come to your room and ask what kinds of things you like to do.
Pediatric Room 360 View |
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Teen Lounge
There is a special room for pre-teens and teens.
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Kohl’s Technology Center
There is even a special place with computers you can use.
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After Surgery: Going Home
When your body and doctor say it is time to go home, your doctor will write a discharge order. He or she will also give you special instructions on how to take care of yourself when you get home.
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Links for surgery page with information
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