Anesthesia: what to know before surgery

You are about to have surgery, and soon someone will inquire with you about the type of anesthesia , asking you questions about your general health (and filling out a form) to avoid unnecessary risks. Well, are you sure that before undergoing surgery and going under anesthesia , you don’t have to ask the doctors questions? But which ones?
The dr. Adam Blomberg of Sheridan Healthcare ‘s Anesthesia Division on CNN . According to him, there are five questions to ask before anesthesia and pre-surgery which, even if taken for granted, are actually very important.

As a necessary premise, Dr. Blomberg considers it necessary for the patient to ask questions before an operation, overcoming both the shyness and the impression of asking for something obvious or stupid , both from nurses and doctors.
He starts from the first: are you sure that your intervention is necessary?“Do I really have to have this operation?”, You might ask the doctor. The answer may not be so obvious. Often, in fact, the need for certain interventions belongs to an old school medical mentality and you could always ask for a second or third opinion before an intervention, which therefore may not be necessary. The surgeon often does not realize how difficult it is for a patient to undergo surgery. In short, it is important to know if there are non-surgical or less invasive alternatives.

The second question: are you sure you have chosen the hospital that best suits your needs?Make sure that you are not only in good hands, but also that you do not have to experience difficult situations after the surgery. A good hospital is organized and has competent and experienced staff. Be cautious.
Is there anything I need to know to prepare for surgery? Doctors may not have been thorough on the correct prophylaxis to be given before surgery. Drinking more water, eating particular foods, having regular bowel movements the previous week, for example, or even having special medical visits, taking medications. Or, before undergoing the operation, you need to do some investigation.
The fourth concerns anesthesia. Are we sure we have evaluated all possible anesthesia options for the surgery?Anesthesia in an operation does a lot, not only during but also in the post-operative. You demand to know all the options.
The fifth: what are the times of hospitalization in the postoperative period? Often hospitals tend to reduce the convalescence of patients in the postoperative period, relying on home care and frequent checks. It is necessary to organize oneself, and to know how long one can be hospitalized, if the post-operative can have some risk and all the undesirable effects, even if some fever line. In short, being meticulous between anesthesia and surgery is the best way to overcome the surgical parenthesis safely.