For Patients
Anesthesia Information for Patients
Straightforward answers about your procedure: how to prepare, what happens in the room, what recovery is like, and how anesthesia billing works.
Preparing for Your Procedure
FastingMedications
Fasting guidelines, medication instructions, what to bring, and what happens during your pre-anesthesia evaluation.
How to prepare →In the Procedure Room
MonitoringWhat to expect
How anesthesia begins, what your provider monitors throughout, and what the team is doing while you are asleep.
What happens in the room →Recovery and Going Home
Side effectsWarning signs
What happens in the recovery room, common side effects, when you can go home, and the warning signs to call about.
About recovery →Bill Pay and Billing Questions
Pay onlineInsurance
Pay your CVA anesthesia bill online, read your explanation of benefits, and understand federal surprise-billing protections.
Pay or ask about a bill →