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Pre-Operative Instructions

Before your heart surgery you will receive extensive education by the doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses, about how to prepare for surgery.

You will be given  written pre-operative instructions from our nurses and receive verbal instructions from the cardiac surgery office that will include the following information:

• Getting Ready for Surgery
  
  • The Day Before Surgery
    
  • The Night Before Surgery
    
  • The Day of Surgery
    
  • Medications
    
  • When to Call Your Doctor
    
• What to Expect After Surgery
  
  • Care in the Hospital
    
  • Going Home
    
  • Intensive Care
    
  • The First Day
    
  • The Post-Operative Unit

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call your cardiac surgeon's office at 617-632-8383.