After Surgery - Surgical Guide to Right Anterior Total Hip Replacement
After surgery, you will be moved to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), also called the Recovery Room. Here, you will be given oxygen, and your vital signs (breathing, heart rate and blood pressure) will be monitored. The team will also focus on managing your pain so you are comfortable when you begin to move around. Once you are in the PACU, the person who accompanied you will be updated. No visitors are allowed in the PACU. Your visitor will be allowed to see you while we explain the instructions you need to follow after being discharged home.
While most patients go home on the day of surgery, some are scheduled to spend the night in the PACU or in a regular hospital floor. There are a few milestones that patients who will spend the night at HSS have to meet before they can leave the PACU. First, anesthesia must have worn off. Second, your heart rate and blood pressure should be back to normal. And finally, your pain must be well managed.
Spiritual Support
HSS formally recognizes the role that spiritual support can play in coping with and recovering from physical illness. To help meet your spiritual and emotional needs, HSS provides a chaplaincy service as an integral part of the healthcare team. The chaplains are here to serve you and your family. They provide pastoral support in any faith. Please call 212.606.1757 to contact the HSS Spiritual Care Office.
Private Nursing Service
If you wish to have a private nurse during your hospital stay, please call 212.774.7187.