What to Expect on the Day of Your Laparoscopic Surgery in Delhi at MASSH?

You have been recommended to get non-emergency surgery for medical treatment. You have undergone the required diagnostic testing before the surgery, but what happens on the day of the surgery? That’s what you’ll learn here. The day of the surgery is calm and slow-paced. You are required to be at rest and comfortable to ensure your vitals are normal and accurate for surgery. At MASSH, the entire pre-surgical care process is built around your comfort and ease. So, relax and let’s take a calm, stepwise look into everything that you’ll go through at MASSH on the day of your laparoscopic surgery in Delhi.

A Guided Look Into Everything That You’ll Experience at MASSH on The Day of Your Laparoscopic Surgery

The following section will be addressed directly to you, so that you can have clarity regarding the entire surgical process and pre- and post-surgical care you’ll receive at MASSH.

Hospital Check-in: Fully Streamlined Experience at MASSH

On the day of your surgery, you will arrive at our premises, and you’ll be checked in at the front desk. The process is very streamlined, and our team will be there to help you through it. During the check-in, you will be required to:

• Verify identity
• Register yourself in the hospital’s database
• Confirm the surgical details with the team when required

Once the formalities are complete, you’ll be escorted to the pre-operative waiting area. Your assigned care manager will be there with you to answer any questions you may have or assist you in any way required to prepare for the surgery.

Pre-Surgical Check-up: Expert Evaluation Before Surgery

Before surgery starts, there is a short checkup that’s conducted to ensure you’re fit for surgery. Think of it like a last medical checklist to ensure you’re in the best possible health before undergoing anaesthesia. This is important because it helps improve surgical outcomes and ensures you have a quick recovery. A simple thing like a persistent cough can offset your recovery because a cough can put pressure on your surgery site, which may even cause a rip in your stitches. See the risks? That’s why a small health checkup is done before surgery prep, which includes:

• Medical history review
• Health vital checks (blood pressure, especially)
• Confirmation of fasting adherence (you’re required to fast before surgery, ideally for 24 hours to 12 hours at least)
• Meeting with an anaesthesiologist. You get to ask any questions while they study that you’re fit to undergo anaesthesia.

MASSH focuses on stringent protocols in this regard, with follow-ups before you visit the hospital for check-in on the day of surgery. This is done to ensure you’re in optimal health for the surgery. The laparoscopic-specialist surgery team at MASSH ensures you’re safe and at ease.

Transition To Operating Theatres: You’re in The Surgical Suite

You’re checked in, you’re done with the check-up, and all your vitals are where they need to be; now all that’s left is to go through the surgery. The process starts as you’re smoothly transitioned from the waiting area to the operating theatre (OT). Before taking you to the OT, the team asks you to get into a hospital gown, and your clothes/belongings are safely stored in your recovery room. 

Once you’re in MASSH’s modular operating theatre, you’ll notice high-quality surgical technology all around you, including precise surgical tools, a completely sterile environment, and 3D and 4D visualisation laparoscopes for the surgery. The safety checklist and OT protocols of MASSH follow international surgical standards to ensure your safety.

Anaesthesia & Surgery Prep: You Meet The Surgical Team

Once you’re in the OT, the surgery begins with anaesthesia. Doctors will either inject the anaesthetic into your body (the location may vary, but it can often be in your spine), the anaesthetic is administered as an IV in this case. 

Otherwise, you can also be asked to put on a mask, which will be used to put you to sleep very slowly and calmly. During this process, the surgeons and anaesthesiologists will also set up monitors to track your vitals and set up an IV line.

MASSH prioritises your safety and comfort during the surgery, which is why laparoscopic surgeries at MASSH are performed under stable conditions with the guidance of expert anaesthesiologists like Dr Adil Khan, who perform evidence-based vitals monitoring to eliminate surgical risks.

Laparoscopic Procedure: Precise Surgical Process

As you drift into a peaceful sleep, surgeons will perform the surgery on your body. Based on the surgery you’re undergoing, the surgical site will be prepared, and small incisions will be made to insert the laparoscope and other surgical tools into the surgical site. Thanks to MASSH’s advanced surgical technologies, the surgeons will have real-time 3D visualisation while performing the surgery with depth perception. This helps surgeons ensure higher precision during surgery. In fact, it reduces the risk of damage to surrounding structures significantly. 

Additionally, do you know how long your surgery may take? At MASSH, for non-emergency scheduled surgery, the time of your surgery may just be a few minutes. Yes, the surgeons, infrastructure, and care protocols at MASSH have allowed the efficiency to reach such levels that many surgeries at MASSH are performed in under five minutes. This reduces your anaesthesia exposure, improves recovery time, while ensuring utmost care and safety.

Transfer to Recovery Room: Post-surgical Care Begins

Once the surgery is complete, you’ll be transported to the recovery room, where doctors will monitor your recovery. During the recovery period, doctors either wait for you to regain consciousness (in case of general anaesthesia) or for you to regain movement in your limbs and feet, especially (in case of local anaesthesia). The time it takes for you to regain mobility or consciousness depends on the surgery you underwent. In most cases, the effects of anaesthesia wear off within a few hours. 

Once the effects of anaesthesia wear off, your post-surgical care officially begins, as you may feel discomfort and pain. At MASSH, we ensure you get the perfect pain relief to ease your recovery. This is made possible thanks to MASSH’s own IV treatment facilities, which allow you to get the right pain medication after surgery as per your physical needs. This ensures safe recovery and quick relief from postsurgical symptoms, such as grogginess, and feeling of dehydration, and weakness.

Guided Recovery: Preparing For Discharge

Once your consciousness and mobility are back and you can eat solid food again, most of your recovery is complete. At this point, doctors prepare you for discharge, before which they give you the following instructions to follow:

• Medications you need to have
• How to care for your surgical site
• Diet requirements during recovery
• Activities you must avoid
• When you must visit the hospital again

These instructions help you keep yourself safe and recover quickly at home. MASSH also offers complete end-to-end care under one roof. This ensures you get all your treatment requirements fulfilled from the hospital, including the medications you need before your discharge.

Hospital Discharge: Post-surgical Care Continues

The discharge takes place within the same day, in a few hours, or up to 24 hours after the surgery. Once you are discharged from the hospital, it concludes your surgical journey safely. As a part of the discharge, the MASSH provides discharge papers, which include your discharge summary, prescriptions, and a detailed home-care plan, including care instructions and diet. Along with that, MASSH stays in touch with you to ensure you’re recovering well. The care manager assigned to you also assists you during recovery and answers any questions you have. If you have any complications during recovery, MASSH provides full 24/7 emergency support to ensure your safety.

Expect Precision & Perfection When You Visit MASSH For Your Laparoscopic Surgery in Delhi

With the detailed knowledge about what goes on before, during, and after your laparoscopic surgery at MASSH, you now know why MASSH ranks as the best laparoscopic surgery hospital in Delhi. At MASSH, we take your care and safety very seriously, and thanks to our team of highly trained surgeons and world-class infrastructure, we’re able to make good on our promises at all times. So, if you have any more questions about your surgical experience at MASSH, feel free to set up an appointment with our specialists today and visit us at any of our branches across North India.

FAQs

1. Is laparoscopic surgery painful at MASSH?

No, laparoscopic surgery is not painful at MASSH. This is ensured with highly advanced medical technologies that allow surgeons at MASSH to perform surgeries using smaller incisions. This directly results in less pain and easier recovery.

2. Is MASSH the best hospital for laparoscopic surgery in Delhi?

Yes, MASSH is the best hospital for laparoscopic surgery in Delhi. This is because of the highly experienced surgeons and medical team at MASSH, who have successfully completed thousands of surgeries.

3. What should I carry to the hospital for my surgery at MASSH?

You should carry your IDs and medical records. This is crucial for the check-in process at the hospital. You should also carry your insurance documents and general personal essentials for your stay at the hospital, if required.

4. How long do I have to stay in the hospital after my laparoscopic surgery at MASSH?

Generally, you can get discharged from the hospital in just a few hours to up to 24 or 48 hours after the surgery. Laparoscopic surgery at MASSH requires minimal hospital stay, thanks to advanced surgical techniques and processes.

5. When can I resume normal activities after laparoscopic surgery at MASSH?

You can resume all normal activities within two to four weeks after the laparoscopic surgery at MASSH. Your immediate recovery takes up to 3 days after which you can comfortably rejoin work, unless you have a physically demanding job.