Hospital Admission
Your surgery will take place at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco. For information about your admission date and how to book your admission, please refer to your SJOG Subiaco ‘Admission Guide’. Hospital Admissions will give you a call prior to your admission to confirm the details of your hospital stay.
If you have laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, you may only stay in hospital for 1 to 2 nights. However, for an open abdominal surgery, you will most likely be in hospital for 3 to 4 nights. Depending on your recovery, it may sometimes be necessary for you to remain a bit longer. For patients requiring only minor procedures, these will be booked as day surgery, in which your admission will be early in the morning, and the procedure will be booked early so you may be discharged in the afternoon.
Any patient requiring major surgery will need to have pre-operative tests, to ensure you are attending the surgery at your optimal health, and to screen your blood in case a blood transfusion is required. These routinely include blood tests: full blood count, electrolytes and a group and hold. It is important that these blood tests are done less than 7 days prior to the operation, otherwise they will expire, and a repeat sample will be required closer to the surgery date.
If you have laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, you may only stay in hospital for 1 to 2 nights. However, for an open abdominal surgery, you will most likely be in hospital for 3 to 4 nights. Depending on your recovery, it may sometimes be necessary for you to remain a bit longer. For patients requiring only minor procedures, these will be booked as day surgery, in which your admission will be early in the morning, and the procedure will be booked early so you may be discharged in the afternoon.
Any patient requiring major surgery will need to have pre-operative tests, to ensure you are attending the surgery at your optimal health, and to screen your blood in case a blood transfusion is required. These routinely include blood tests: full blood count, electrolytes and a group and hold. It is important that these blood tests are done less than 7 days prior to the operation, otherwise they will expire, and a repeat sample will be required closer to the surgery date.