What is an admission to dagziekenhuis 4 like?

Preparation at home

• Arrange transport to go home; if you have not done so beforehand, then the procedure will not take place.
• Check the guidelines for your operation so that you know whether you have to arrive on an empty stomach for an operation under general or partial anaesthesia.
• Ensure proper bodily hygiene: take a bath or shower the morning of the operation. Do not apply any body lotion afterwards.
• Preferably wear comfortable clothes that you can put on and take off independently.
• Remove all make-up, nail varnish, artificial nails, jewellery, hairpins, piercings and contact lenses.
• Leave valuables at home.

At the hospital

Register

For your appointment, the nearest car park is parking Oost.

On the day of your procedure, please register directly at the reception desk of dagziekenhuis 4 at the appointed time. Registering elsewhere (e.g. in the reception hall of Toegang Oost) is not possible.

At the reception:

After you have registered, take a seat in the waiting room. The sequence of calls depends on planning, preparations, and progress in the operating theatre or IRCC. You will not be called in according to the order of registration.

Preparation for the procedure or operation

• You will be called through the screen to make your way to door E.
• Just behind door E is the day hospital, where preparations for the procedure start.

Process following the procedure

You will always be told in advance what process you will follow after the operation or procedure.

There are 3 possibilities:

• You stay 1 night at hospitalisatie 36 after your procedure.
• You stay a while longer on a hospitalisation ward.
• You return to dagziekenhuis 4.

Back in dagziekenhuis 4

Aftercare

• The necessary medical care will be carried out there.
• If necessary, you will be given medication for pain or nausea.
• Depending on the procedure, you will be given something to drink and eat.
• The time you need to recuperate depends on the procedure and varies between 1 and 6 hours.

Discharge

Under no circumstances should you leave for home alone. You may leave the hospital only with the doctor's permission.

• The surgeon will tell you how the procedure went.
• The nurse will give you guidelines for your care at home. Follow these carefully.
• You will also be given the necessary prescriptions, certificates, check-up appointments and a letter for your GP.

Back home

The day after your discharge

The day after your discharge, we will call you to enquire about your continued recovery, pain, nausea and wound care.

What to do in case of problems

Is there a problem with the surgical wound? Do you continue to suffer from nausea? Or are you in a lot of pain?

From 07:00 to 19:00, you can contact the service that performed the operation, or you can contact your GP.

Outside these hours, call the general telephone number: 016 33 22 11.

Of course, you can also contact the emergency department of the hospital near you 24/7