Conscious sedation will be given at the discretion of the surgeon and administered by the operating room nurses. Your family and friends may wait for you in the Surgical Waiting Room on the second floor of the main hospital building. The hostess will notify your family when you are ready for discharge from PACU or when you are transferred to your room. There are private conference rooms for discussion with your surgeon. Because of limited space, we ask that there be no more than two or three visitors per patient.
Additional visitors are welcome in the main lobby.
The hostess can provide information regarding food and beverage availability. Smoking is prohibited in all buildings on the Akron General campus. Visitors may smoke in the main court yard located off of the main lobby. Specially trained nurses will monitor your progress in recovering from the immediate effects of your surgery and anesthesia. You will be asked to cough and deep breathe and you will also be asked to assist the nurse in evaluating your pain.