Surgical Procedure Information for Children

Before Arrival | The Night Before Surgery | Preparation | Bring | Do Not Bring | Arrival | What To Expect | Going Home | Overnight Stay Instructions

Wichita Clinic Surgery Center

Surgical procedures are performed at Wichita Clinic on patients who do not require an extended hospital stay. Wichita Clinic Surgery Center minimizes the time spent away from family and work, and allows you to recover in the comfortable surrounding of your own home. In most cases, the expense is substantially less than that of a hospital stay. We trust that you will enjoy your short stay with us and appreciate the skill, warmth and professionalism of Wichita Clinic's Surgery Center team.

Wichita Clinic's Surgery Center features:

• ACLS Registered Nurses
• AAAHC Accreditation
• Board Certified Anesthesiologists

Please refer questions concerning insurance, surgery or the length of time off, etc. to your surgeon's office.

Before Arrival

A nurse will call you the day before your surgery with an arrival time and to perform a health review. The arrival time is not the procedure start time. Please call (316) 613-4931 after 4 pm if you have not received a call. Please have the following information ready:

• List of your child's medications, dosage & frequency
• Drug allergies & reaction
• The name of your child's driver and the person responsible for your child's care for the first 24 hours following your child's return home
• Dates of your child's previous surgeries
• Medical problems and conditions your child may have (for instance - asthma, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, etc.)

If a work release is needed or family leave and insurance papers need to be completed, please provide these to your doctor's office prior to the surgery date.

The Night Before Surgery

• Do not allow your child to eat or drink anything after midnight unless otherwise instructed by your doctor or the Surgery Center nurse.
• Make sure food or drink is not accessible to your child. If they eat or drink before surgery, surgery will be rescheduled. This includes gum, hard candy and mints.
• Do not use lotion, powder, nail polish or fragrances.

Preparation

• Dress children in something comfortable.
• A single minor under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and that person is required to stay in the immediate area for the duration of the patient's stay.

Bring

• Your Medicaid card, if applicable
• List of your child's medications & dosages
• For infants still bottle-feeding: two bottles, one empty and one with formula
• For toddlers: sippy cup
• Proof of legal guardianship when applicable

Do Not Bring

• Personal belongings
• Valuables & jewelry, including body piercings
• A suitcase
• Young children

Due to limited space, please inform your family and friends that only 2 visitors will be allowed per patient.

If your doctor has scheduled your child to stay longer, please note the Overnight Stay instructions.

Arrival

A receptionist will greet you and start your admission process. Females past puberty may be required to provide a urine sample. Please inquire when checking in.

What To Expect

Prior to surgery, an anesthesiologist will discuss with you your child's medical history and what to expect from the anesthetic. They will decide how best to proceed with separation from parents. In most cases with young children, a mask anesthetic is performed with the IV started after the child is asleep. In some cases, an IV may need to be started prior to going to the operating room.

Parents will not be allowed into the operating room with their child. With many years of experience, the anesthesiologists have found that children do very well upon separation from parents. They will be asleep within a few minutes of leaving the pre-op area.

After surgery, the parents will be reunited with their child as soon as possible. It is in the best interest of the child to begin the recovery process prior to parents returning to the bedside. We will call parents to the recovery room as the child is waking up.

Recovery time varies greatly among children and is also dependent upon the type of surgery performed.

Going Home

Upon your dismissal, your nurse will speak with you and your child about:

• What to expect and things to watch for
• Activity and diet after surgery
• When to call the doctor for follow-up care
• Medications that he/she may be taking

Some degree of pain is expected following surgery and pain medications will be provided. Please remember that pain medicine is not an anesthetic. It makes the pain tolerable so that your child can rest, but will not usually make your child pain free.

As an outpatient facility, only fluids will be provided for your child after surgery. Food is unavailable unless your child experiences an extended stay. A n adult must stay with your child the first 24 hours after leaving the Surgery Center.

If you have any questions after leaving the Wichita Clinic Surgery Center, contact your physician's office. If you have questions after regular business hours please call the physician exchange at (316) 262-6262 to be connected with your physician or the physician on-call.

If you have any questions, please call: (316) 613-4931.

If an issue remains unresolved during or after your visit to the Wichita Clinic Surgery Center, you may call the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at: 1-800-842-0078

Overnight Stay Instructions

• A parent or guardian must stay with your child the night of their surgery. Visitors must stay within the family member's room as most of the Surgery Center is closed in the evening.
• Bring only a few personal items with you. These may include toothbrush, toothpaste, brush or comb, blanket & stuffed animal.
• Since Wichita Clinic Surgery Center is licensed to care for patients for only 24 hours from time of check-in, most of our patients will be dismissed sometime the next morning. The staff will review your child's discharge instructions from your physician with you. The discharge instructions will be sent home with you, as will any prescriptions. A member of Wichita Clinic's Surgery Center nursing staff will contact you within a day or two of surgery to check the progress of your child's recovery.

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