Patient planning tool
Preoperative checklist.
Use this page to organize general preparation. Your procedure-specific instructions take priority over every item below.
No personal information is collected.
Checks remain only on this page and disappear when it is closed or refreshed. Do not write medical details into the printed page unless you intend to keep it secure.
Before the pre-op appointment
After the procedure is scheduled
Before leaving home
Instructions control
There is no universal fasting or medication plan.
The correct directions depend on the operation, anesthesia, health history, medications, and facility. If written instructions conflict or are unclear, call before changing a medicine or preparing for the procedure.
What the pre-op appointment coversContact the office
Need a procedure-specific answer?
Call the office that issued your instructions. Do not use an online checklist to guess about medications, fasting, or arrival time.