Expert care

• What is the cost of my anaesthetic?

  Learn more in the Fee for Anaesthesia web page.

• Is my doctor a no gap provider?

  Learn more in the Health Fund Agreements page.

• How do I pay my bill?

  Learn more in the Fee for Anaesthesia web page.

• Why are there 3 bills for one procedure?

  There are 3 parties involved with your procedure-the hospital, the surgeon and the anaesthetist. These 3 institutions are independent of each other and therefore have their own billing practices.

• What are my fasting instructions?

  As a general guideline:

  • No solid foods or dairy products should be consumed 6 hours before your surgery.
  • For a morning procedure fast from midnight.
  • For an afternoon procedure you may have a light breakfast before 7a.m.
  • You may continue to drink water 4 hours before your surgery.
  • You may then continue to have sips of water up until 2 hours before your operation.

• Should I stop taking my medication before my operation?

  As a general rule you may take your usual morning prescribed medications with a sip of water up to 2 hours prior to your surgery unless otherwise directed.

  It is important to cease some medication prior to your surgery such as blood thinning drugs eg warfarin, aspirin, fish/krill oil, clopidogrel etc . You may need to adjust or stop diabetic medication eg insulin, diaformin etc if requested by your anaesthetist or your diabetic specialist.

• Where do I need to go for my pre-operative appointment?

  Dr Storer’s pre-operative appointments are conducted from Graham Forward’s Rooms: Suite 1/219 Onslow Road, Shenton Park on alternate Wednesday mornings and on the following alternate Thursday mornings from Murdoch Orthopaedic Clinic:
  Suite 10/100 Murdoch Drive, Murdoch.

  To make a pre-operative appointment:
  Email info@nedanaes.com.au
  Phone (08)9200 2233

• I have a chest cold will my procedure procede?

  Your anaesthetist would make that decision.

  Please ring (08) 92002233 so the staff can alert your anaesthetist before he/she contacts you.

• Do I need to remove my acrylic nails?

  You can leave your acrylic nails intact unless you are having hand surgery or your surgeon requests that they are to be removed.

   

• I have a laparoscopic gastric band

  Please notify us if you have a gastric band as the band may need to be deflated or fasting times altered.

Learn more by going to Frequently asked questions provided by ANZCA in the PDF brochure link.