patients adequate time to recover following
the surgery before they have to go home.
Our patients have already met with many of
the team members — including the surgeon,
anesthesia provider, a nurse and home therapy
helpers — in earlier consultations, so they're
comfortable with the staff members and more
at-ease the morning of surgery.
In the pre-op meeting, a nurse explains to
the patient exactly what the procedure
entails, including what medications we'll pre-
scribe for him and what physical therapy
exercises he'll need to do in the coming days.
The nurse's goal in this step is to make the
patient feel as comfortable and confident as
possible going into surgery.
The nurse also assures our patients that
they'll likely be going home within 3 hours fol-
lowing their procedure. Creating that expecta-
tion not only lets the patient know it's possi-
ble, but also leaves them feeling like
they should be leaving the center soon. Our
goal is to rid patients of the myth that total
hip surgeries require at least a full day's stay
in the surgical facility.
After meeting with the nurse, the patient
goes into surgery, which lasts for about 45
minutes to 1 hour. In PACU following the pro-
cedure, nurses act as both nurse and physical
therapist, helping the patient start to move as
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