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Pre-Operative Evaluation and Preparation
Pre-operative evaluation helps the surgical team understand a patient’s overall health and identify factors that may affect the procedure, anesthesia, and recovery.
At New Padre Garcia Hospital, patients may undergo a medical review before surgery to confirm their diagnosis, assess existing health conditions, review medicines and allergies, and check required laboratory or imaging results.
Patients also receive instructions regarding fasting, medicine use, arrival time, personal preparation, transportation, and documents to bring.
Completing the required preparation helps reduce preventable delays and supports safer, more organized surgical care.
Service Overview
Pre-Operative Evaluation and Preparation
Pre-operative assessment is completed before a scheduled procedure to determine whether the patient is properly prepared for surgery.
Depending on the planned procedure, the evaluation may include:
- Confirmation of the patient’s diagnosis
- Review of the recommended procedure
- Complete medical-history review
- Assessment of existing health conditions
- Review of previous surgeries
- Review of previous anesthesia reactions
- Review of current medicines
- Review of vitamins and herbal supplements
- Identification of medication, food, or material allergies
- Blood pressure and vital-sign assessment
- Appropriate physical examination
- Laboratory examinations
- Diagnostic imaging when ordered
- Pregnancy testing when appropriate
- Medical clearance
- Anesthesia assessment when required
- Evaluation of bleeding risks
- Review of fasting requirements
- Medication adjustment instructions
- Surgical-site preparation instructions
- Discussion of transportation and companion requirements
- Verification of informed consent
- Confirmation of surgery date and arrival time
The required examinations and preparation vary according to the procedure, anesthesia plan, and patient’s medical condition.
Advantages
Early Risk Identification
The healthcare team can identify medical conditions, allergies, or medicine-related concerns before surgery.
Safer Anesthesia Planning
Information about previous anesthesia reactions and existing health concerns helps guide the anesthesia plan.
Complete Test Review
Required laboratory and imaging results can be reviewed before the scheduled procedure.
Medicine Safety
Patients receive instructions about which medicines should be continued, adjusted, or temporarily stopped.
Reduced Procedure Delays
Completing the required documents, tests, and preparation may help prevent avoidable postponements.
Clear Fasting Instructions
Patients receive specific guidance about when to stop eating and drinking.
Better Patient Understanding
The patient can ask questions about the procedure, recovery expectations, and hospital process.
Organized Discharge Planning
Transportation, companion support, and home-recovery arrangements can be prepared in advance.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a medical assessment completed before surgery to review the patient’s health, medicines, test results, and surgical risks.
No. Required examinations depend on the procedure, age, medical history, and anesthesia plan.
Fasting may be required for certain procedures and anesthesia types. Follow the exact schedule provided by the surgical team.
Report allergies, pregnancy, blood-thinning medicines, diabetes treatment, previous anesthesia problems, fever, infection, or new symptoms.
Call New Padre Garcia Hospital at (043) 772-0437 and provide your surgeon’s name and planned procedure.
Appointment
PREPARING FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDURE?
Our surgical team can guide you through required tests, medical clearance, fasting, medicine instructions, arrival time, and other preparation needs.