Surgery Times

Appointment times and Feeding Instructions will be given 24 hours prior to the surgery by the hospital.

Medical History/Exam Form

You may download the Pre-Surgery Medical/History Exam Form and complete it prior to visiting the doctor.

Pre-Operative Testing

Cohen Children’s Medical Center requires that your child undergo a pre-operative testing visit. At that time, the anesthesia department will ask you questions, tell you what time surgery is scheduled, go over feeding instructions and determine if any blood work is necessary. If blood work is needed, the test will be performed there

Guide to Surgery at Cohen Children’s Medical Center

You may download the CCMC Guide to Surgical Services

Medications

Please be advised that the listing of medications DOES NOT include: Tylenol, antibiotics, seizure medications, behavior and/or anxiety medications, heart, blood pressure, diabetes, asthma or respiratory medications. Please DO NOT stop any of the above prescription medications before checking with the prescribing physician FIRST! NO ASPIRIN OR IBUPROFEN SHOULD BE TAKEN WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR SURGERY DATE. Please refer to the list of other medications that are NOT TO BE TAKEN 2 weeks prior to surgery. If you are not sure of the specific ingredients in any medication, please check with your pharmacist or the prescribing physician.

Non-Prescription Products Containing Aspirin and/or Aspirin Like Components Include

• Alka-Seltzer Antacid/Pain Relief
• Bufferin Arthritis Strength Capsules
• Effervescent Tablets
• Bufferin Caplets/Tablets
• Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Tablets
• Cama Arthritis Pain Reliever Tablets
• Anacin Caplets/Tablets
• Doan’s Pills Caplets
• Anacin Maximum Strength Tablets
• Ecotrin Caplets/Tablets
• Arthritis Pain Formula Tablets
• Empirin Tablets
• Arthritis Strength Bufferin Tablets
• Excedrin Extra Strength Caplets
• Ascriptin Caplets/Tablets
• Midol Caplets
• Ascriptin A/D Caplets
• Mobigesic Analgesic Tablets
• Aspergum
• Norwich Tablets
• Bayer Aspirin Caplets/Tablets
• P-A-C Analgesic Tablets
• Bayer Plus Tablets
• Sine-Off Tablets Aspirin Formula
• Maximum Bayer Caplets/Tablets
• St. Joseph Adult Chewable Tablets
• 8-Hour Bayer Extended-Release Tablets
• Therapy Bayer Caplets
• BC Powder
• Trigesic
• BC Cold Powder
• Ursinus Inlay-Tabs
• Bufferin Caplets/Tablets
• Vanquish Analgesic Caplets

Non-Prescription Products Containing Ibuprofen Include

• Advil Caplets/Tablets
• Naprosyn Suspension/Tablets
• Anaprox Tablets
• Anaprox DS Tablets

Post–Operative Instructions

Your post-operative instruction sheet can be printed from this website. Please read them before your surgery. Bring a list of questions with you to the hospital so your surgeon can review them with you. Be aware that your child may go home with prescriptions for medication.

Pre-Operative Testing

Our office will guide you as to whether any blood or urine testing is necessary before your child’s surgery. In general,

1. No testing is needed if your child is healthy and older than 6 months
2. African-American children younger than 4 years require Sickle-Cell testing
3. Girls older than 14 years require a blood or urine pregnancy test

X-Rays

If your child is having bladder or kidney surgery please brings the sonograms, VCUG, nuclear scans of the condition with you to the hospital. Your surgeon needs to have these x-rays in the room during the operation.

Medical Clearance

Your child needs to be evaluated by the pediatrician 1-2 days prior to surgery. You must bring this clearance with you to the hospital on the day of surgery.