The Day of Your Surgery

• No aspirin products, herbal supplements or vitamin E for one week before surgery.

• No NSAIDs — Motrin, Advil, Ibuprofen or Aleve — for two days before surgery. Tylenol is okay to take.

• The day before your surgery verify the time with your physician's office.

• No solid food or dairy products (including coffee creamer) after midnight the night before your procedure. You may drink clear liquids such as water, cola, apple juice, plain tea, Jell-O or black coffee (1 cup) until 3 to 6 hours before your procedures. Details by age group follow these bulleted items.*

• Take ONLY your routine morning PRESCRIPTION medications with a sip of water before you come to the hospital unless otherwise directed.

• Please leave your jewelry (including body piercing) and valuables at home. Wear clean, comfortable clothing appropriate for procedure.

• It is important to take two cleansing showers as instructed.

• Please do not wear makeup, lotion, hairspray or scented products the morning of surgery.

• On the day of surgery please bring a list of your PRESCRIPTION medication, noting the date and time last taken.
  
  
• Check in at the Emergency Department entrance 2 to 2 ½ hours before your surgery time.

You may call our voice mail, 541-726-4413, with any questions.

Guidelines for Eating & Drinking Pre-Surgery to Ensure Maximum Hydration

Pre-surgery fasting for:

PEDIATRIC patients

• infants may have breast milk up to 4 hours prior to surgery.
• newborn to 6 months
• Milk/solids 6 hours prior to surgery.  Clear liquids* 2 hours prior to surgery.

• 6 to 36 months
• Milk/solids 6 hours prior to surgery.  Clear liquids 3 hours prior to surgery.

• older than 36 months
• Milk/solids 8 hours prior to surgery.  Clear liquids 3 hours prior to surgery.

ADULT patients

• Milk/solids 8 hours prior to surgery.  Clear liquids 3 hours prior to surgery.

*Clear liquids include:

• cola, apple juice, black coffee or tea, clear Jell-O, without fruit.
• NO dairy products, pulp juices, like orange juice, lemonade or V8.

References:  American Society of Anesthesia