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"Post-Op" literally means "after the operation". It may refer to a post-op exam where the patient is examined some days after a procedure to evaluate, or a series of actions that must be taken after the operation has concluded.

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Postoperative care is the management of a patient after surgery. This includes care given during the immediate postoperative period, both in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit (PACU), as well as during the days following surgery.

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Bariatric surgery generally takes 2-2 and a half hours, and the surgeon will normally inform the family after surgery has been completed.

  1. The patient recovers in the recovery room from the effects of anesthesia after 2-3 hours.
  2. Once fully recovered the patient will be wheeled to their bed or room in the hospital.
  3. Patients may have a nasogastric tube (NG), an IV, and a Foley catheter in their bladder.
  4. The NG is usually removed 1-2 days later, after an x-ray of the new pouch has been taken.
  5. After 2-3 days the patient can begin drinking water and about 60ml of a dietary supplement such as Boost, Horlicks, or other similar food supplements.
  6. The patient will remain on liquids for the first 2 weeks after surgery, drinking the supplement for meals.
  7. The other liquids patients may have are decaffeinated coffee or tea, skimmed milk, broth (kanji), water, diluted fruit juice (1/3 juice mixed with 2/3 water), and sugar-free ice candies.
  8. The patient must avoid at all costs sweetened and/or Carbonated Beverages and adding sugar to their liquids.
  9. Average hospital stay is from 5 to 7 days depending on the physique of the patient.
  10. Patients must be able to drink adequate amounts of fluid before they can be discharged home.
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It's after the surgery. for example if someone developed a headache Post surgery.

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