Welcome to
Pacific Day Surgery
The Pacific Day Surgery is designed for the comfort and safety of patients who require hospitalisation only for a short period of time.
The staff are here to give you support before, during and after your surgery.
Our nurses and visiting medical consultants will prepare you for surgery and provide you with information on safe management and care at home.
After surgery
If you have had a general anaesthetic you may feel slightly drowsy for a short while after the procedure. For the next 24 hours a small amount of anaesthetic may still be circulating in your body, therefore you should avoid:
- Driving a car until authorized by your doctor.
- Signing important documents (first 24 hours after a general anaesthetic)
- Operating machinery
- Drinking alcohol and smoking (at least 24 hours after your operation).
- Taking sedatives unless they have been prescribed for you after your surgery
- Any strenuous activity
- Looking after small children
The day after your procedure, your doctor or a recovery nurse will call you to check on how you are feeling and answer any post-op questions you may have. If you have any concerns at any time after your surgery you should contact your doctor directly.
In general, you should call your doctor if you have:
- A temperature over 38 degrees or flu-like symptoms
- Redness at the incision area
- A bad odour coming from the incision
- Severe pain in or around the incision
- Any blood or drainage from the incision after the first 24 hours
- Unexplained leg pain
