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Improving the Outcome of Your Surgery

Providing Suggestions and Recommendations to Help you Prepare for your Procedure.

  Same Day Procedures

Yellowstone Surgery Center provides outpatient services where you are not 'admitted' and you typically go home the same day that you visited the surgery center.

Diet & Medication Guidelines Procedure FAQs Anesthesia Information

Before Procedure
Before Procedure Checklist Prepare Your Home Checklist Improving Surgery Outcome
Day of Procedure
Day of Surgery Checklist Arrival and Check-In Operating Room Procedures Initial Recovery
Recovery
Prepping for Discharge Recognizing / Preventing Complications Expectations & Recovery Tips
Additional Patient Services

Nutrition

Healthy food choices build up strength and tissues in your body. Choosing more fruits, vegetables and liquids a few days before surgery will ease the stress on your digestive system.

What to Eat

  • High Protein Foods (fish, poultry, eggs, nuts and seeds)
  • Hight Fiber Foods (whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes)
  • High Calcium Foods (leafy greens and small amounts of dairy)

What to Avoid

  • Dairy products
  • Sweets
  • Pastries
  • Fried Foods
  • Cured Meats
  • Coffee
  • Alcohol

Physical Activity (Prior to Surgery)

Tracking diet and exercise has been shown to improve weight loss. To calculate your calorie needs, the Mifflin-St.Jeor equation is the most accurate. To use this equation to track your daily calorie needs, go to calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html. There are several apps and other websites that make it easy to track your food intake and exercise. You may also choose to use a pedometer, smart watch, or a fitness band.

General Recomendations

Recommendations for general health benefits:

Moderate Intensity - 150 minutes of activity per week (30 minutes, 5 days/week)

OR

Vigorous Intensity - 75 minutes of activity per week (15 minutes, 5 days/week)

AND

Resistance Exercises - 2 days/week

For Weight Loss

For moderate weight loss (5-7 lbs) - 150-225 minutes of activity per week

For significant weight loss (10-15 lbs) - 225-420 minutes of activity per week

Smoking Cessation

If you quit smoking before you have surgery, you can increase your ability to heal. Smoking will:

  • Delay your healing process.
  • Cause post-operative complications and inhibits healing of bone grafts.
  • Reduces the size of your blood vessels and decreases the amount of oxygen circulating in your blood.
  • Increase clotting, which can cause problems with your heart by increasing blood pressure and heart rate.
Additional Patient Services

Complete Patient Procedure Guide

Select from the Following Items for Your Procedure Guide

Before Procedure

Suggestions and Recommendations before your Surgery

Day of Procedure

Day of Surgery Timeline and What to Know

Recovery

Information to Know and Understand Before You're Discharged

  Visitor Restrictions

18 years and older
Currently Yellowstone Surgery Center is not allowing visitors to stay in the building. Our staff will call when it is time for visitors to pick up their loved one. Once discharged, visitors of the patient will not need to re-enter the building. Discharge instructions will be provided over the phone, and patients will be wheel chaired out to the vehicle for pick up.

Younger than 18
A parent or legal guardian must stay in the building at all times. Yellowstone Surgery Center prefers one, however, we will allow for two.

Masks
If you have a mask, please wear it during your time at Yellowstone Surgery Center. If you do not have a mask, Yellowstone Surgery Center will provide one.

Testing
A COVID-19 test will be required prior to elective surgery. This will be arranged through Surgeon’s offices four days in advance of the date of surgery.