Your drainage tube, or catheter, provides both a way to drain fluid out of your body and a way for us to evaluate drainage requirements. Proper care of the catheter is therefore very important to ensure healing that is faster and without complications. GLOSSARY OF TERMS:CATHETER: The tube that enters your bodySKIN ENTRY SITE: The hole […]
Sep 21, 2021Q: How long will the test take?A: Plan to spend most of the day with us. You will be admitted initially (30 min); go to the pre-procedural prep area (Clinical Support Unit) for a brief history and physical exam, IV fluids, and pre-procedure meds (60-90 min); go for your biopsy in the CT, Ultrasound, or […]
Sep 21, 2021Q: How long will it take?A: Myelogram: 30 minutes for registration; 60 minutes for brief history and physical exam and placement of IV; 30-60 minutes for the myelogram and CT; and 3-4 hours for recovery.Lumbar Puncture: 30 minutes for registration; 30 minutes for a lumbar puncture; and 60 minutes for recovery. If you have had […]
Sep 21, 2021Q: How long will the procedure take?A: Plan to spend the entire day and possibly stay overnight, if necessary. You will be admitted (30 min); go to the pre-procedural prep area (Clinical Support Unit) for a brief history and physical exam, IV fluids, and pre-procedure meds (60-90 min); go to Pre-Op Anesthesia for assessment by […]
Sep 21, 2021Q: How long will the procedure take?A: You will be with us most of the day. You’ll check in at Main Admissions about 2 hours before the procedure for preliminary medications and IV fluids. The procedure itself lasts 1-2 hours and then you are observed for 2-4 hours afterward for pain, nausea, and bleeding where […]
Sep 21, 2021Q: How long will it take?A: Plan to spend the entire day with us. You will register in Admissions about two hours prior to the procedure; receive IV fluids and pre-medications for about 90 minutes prior to the procedure; the procedure takes 30-90 minutes; and there is a 4-hour recovery/observation period before going home, once […]
Sep 21, 2021