Sedation and pain relief care is required for certain medical treatments or examinations.
The following informations are provided before you receive sedation and pain relief care. Please cooperate with us:
- You need to know and understand which medical treatment or examination you will receive. If not, please confirm with your doctor again.
- Do not eat or drink before medical treatment or examination; please follow the fasting intervals to ensure your safety when under sedation:
- Adults: Solid food for 8 hours, liquid food for 6 hours, less than 100ml small amounts of boiled water for 2 hours
- Children: Solid food for 8 hours, formula milk for 6 hours, breast milk for 4 hours, less than 3ml/kg amounts of boiled water for 2 hours.
- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists (weight-loss injections/pills) for blood sugar or weight control may delay gastric emptying, increasing the risk of vomiting, choking, suffocation, or aspiration pneumonia during anesthesia.
- For once-daily formulations (oral or injection), discontinue the medication three days (72 hours) before anesthesia.
- For once-weekly formulations, discontinue the medication seven days before anesthesia.
- If discontinuation may affect blood sugar stability, please consult your physician for appropriate management.
- Please inform the medical staff if you have any medical history, including drug allergy, asthma and pacemaker.
- Inform the medical staff of any loose teeth. Removable dentures must be removed in advance.
- Blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen levels will be measured and oxygen will be given to you during medical treatment or examination. If you feel any discomfort during the procedure, please inform the medical staff as soon as possible.
- Infantile sedation requires medications, and the degrees of sedation after the medications varies.
- On the examination day, please make sure the child wakes up early, and please keep him/her awake before the examination.
- During anesthesia, the anesthesia team uses a pulse oximeter on the finger to monitor blood oxygen levels in the body. To ensure accurate monitoring of vital signs during anesthesia and to ensure safety, all nail polish and gel/UV nails must be removed from fingers and toes before receiving anesthesia.
