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 Your
doctor has scheduled you for insertion of a Peritoneal Catheter
at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Our hospital has a day service, Peritoneal Dialysis. This
service allows you to be admitted and discharged from the
hospital on the same day you have your peritoneal catheter
implanted.
The catheter insertion will take place in the Renal Service
Procedure Room.
The Peritoneal Dialysis Unit is open 7 days a week from 7:30
a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
In preparation for your surgery, it is very important that
you come to Peritoneal Dialysis the day before your surgical
date. At this time a nurse will: complete a nursing assessment,
give you important instructions, and arrange any lab tests
that might be needed. This visit takes about 45 minutes.
IF YOU DO NOT KEEP THIS APPOINTMENT YOUR SURGERY COULD BE
CANCELLED.
Predocumentation Date: _______________________________
Appointment Time: ___________________
Report to Renal Services Peritoneal Dialysis on the 2nd level.
- Peritoneal Dialysis Pamphlet
- Your Health Card.
- A list of your pills.
- Any forms your surgeon or family physician has given
to you.
A signed consent is required before surgery. This will be
done as part of your predocumentation. If you are not capable
of signing a consent, your parent, legal guardian or substitute
decision maker will be asked to sign.
- Give a fleet enema to yourself the night prior to surgery.
- You may wish to have available Extra Strength Tylenol for
pain and
- Gravol for nausea to use at home after your surgery.
- Shower and scrub your abdomen with betadine sponge for 5
minutes prior to coming for surgery.
- Have a light breakfast prior to coming for implantation
(ie. toast and beverage).
- Make arrangements for someone to drive you home after your
surgery. You must not expect to drive yourself or travel alone.
- Plan to remain in Thunder Bay the night after your surgery.
Make arrangements for your accommodations.
- Once again, you may not leave the hospital alone and you
must have someone stay with you overnight.
- Have your shower with betadine scrub.
- Bring your Health Card.
- Take your regular a.m. medication.
- Do not bring any money, wallets, credit cards, etc. with
you to the hospital.
- Report to Surgical Day Care on the 3rd level when our
arrive at 7:00 a.m. This time is needed to prepare you for
surgery and do any final treatments.
- You may wish to have a friend or family member sit with
you while you wait for surgery.
- You will need to bring the following items with you: your regular medications, loose non-constricting clothing.
- Your discharge time depends on how you feel after surgery.
It is generally about 8 hours after you arrive for surgery.
- You may not leave the hospital alone. You must have someone
stay with you overnight.
- The person picking you up must meet you in Surgical Day
Care. You will be discharged from there.
- Inquires regarding your discharge time may be made by
calling 684-6155.
- Written instructions will be given to you by your nurse
before discharge.
- If problems arise after discharge, call the Peritoneal
Dialysis Unit at 684-6155 or your nephrologist through the
Nurses Registry at 623-7451 between 11:00 p.m. and 7:30
a.m.
You should complete predocumentation by:_________________
Check into Surgical Day Care when you arrive.
Bring your Peritoneal Dialysis pamphlet with you.
Your surgery is on:___________________________________
Check into Surgical Day Care at: 7:00 a.m.
Your approximate discharge time will be:________________
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