Before your surgery, you may be asked to complete the following:
Please see your pre-operative order sheet for the specific requirements for your surgery. Fax all results to 703-248-0046. It is the patient’s responsibility to make sure all testing has been completed prior to your scheduled surgery and sent to our office in a timely manner. If we do not receive your results at least 1 week prior to your surgery, the surgery will likely be rescheduled.
Testing is valid for the following time frame:
If any of the studies have been completed within the above time frame, they do not need to be repeated unless otherwise requested by your primary care physician.
Pre-Operative Screening and Blood Typing (703-558-6159):
Contact the “Pre-Operative Screening Unit” at Virginia Hospital Center to schedule a phone
interview and undergo blood typing. Your blood typing must be done within 72 hours of surgery and must be done at Virginia Hospital Center. You can make your appointment by calling 703-558-6159. Please make sure you have received orders for blood typing from our office and give the order to the screening department during your appointment.
You should stop taking all blood-thinning medications (e.g. aspirin, Plavix, Coumadin / warfarin, Xarelto, Eliquis, Pradaxa, NSAIDs, etc.) at least 7 days prior to surgery, unless specifically instructed by your surgeon to continue them.
*FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN RESCHEDULING*
When To Arrive
You will receive a call the day before your procedure informing you of your arrival time for the
day of surgery. Some patients are asked to arrive for their surgery as early as 5:30 am while
others may not be asked to arrive until the afternoon. Please make arrangements to
accommodate both an early and late arrival. Report-time is not your surgery start time; your
surgery will begin after you have checked-in and the operating room is ready for you. Because of required preparations, you will arrive several hours before you will actually go into surgery.
Where To Arrive
Report to the 2nd floor/Outpatient Surgery area, when you arrive at the hospital the day of your surgery. You may park in the Zone A/Blue parking garage the day of surgery.
What To Bring
Blood-thinning medications should be held for 7 days prior to surgery. These medications include, but are not limited to, the following:
*You may take Tylenol and/or acetaminophen-containing products.
Diabetes medications: If you are diabetic, and take either insulin or pills to control your diabetes, you must be given special instructions on when to hold these medications. Please discuss with the doctor who prescribes these medications prior to your surgery date to determine the best plan for holding these medications the morning of surgery.
Rheumatoid medications: If you take medications for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, these medications should be held at least one week prior to surgery. This should be discussed with the doctor who prescribes these medications.
If you should have any questions on any of the information provided, please call 703-248-0111 and request to speak to the surgical coordinator.
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