Day Surgery Unit, Kristiansand

We care for children and adults who are undergoing day surgery within the fields of orthopedics, gynecology, general surgery, ear-nose-throat, or other examinations where anesthesia is required. We prepare you for surgery and take care of you after the operation until you are ready to go home. To ensure your surgery can be carried out, it is important that you read the information below and prepare accordingly.

Fasting

You must be fasting before your operation.

Being fasting involves:

: You must not eat and drink the last6 hoursbefore you arrive at the hospital.

: You must not smoke, use chewing tobacco, chew gum, suck on lozenges or similar in the last2 hours: before arrival.


Exceptions:

  You can drink clear fluids (water, juice or tea/coffee without milk) up until2 hours: before arrival.

Medications you should take on the day of the surgery can be swallowed with a small glass of water.

: Medicine

As a general rule, you should take your regular medications on the day of surgery.

Asthma:

If you use an asthma inhaler, it should always be taken on the day of surgery just before you leave home. This also applies if you only use the inhaler as needed. Bring the inhaler with you on the day of surgery.


: Blood pressure medication

If you are taking blood pressure medication of the type ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II antagonists, you should not take these tablets on the day of the operation. If you are unsure whether you are taking this type of medication, contact your family doctor.

Diabetes:

  • Do you havetype 2 diabetesYou should not take your diabetes medication on the day of surgery. If you use medications containing metformin, you should also not take this medication the day before the operation.

  • Do you havetype 1 diabetesYou should not take insulin on the day of surgery. If you have an insulin pump, it should not be turned off. Bring your own insulin (pen) to the hospital on the day of surgery.

If you have questions regarding diabetes medication, contact the Day Surgery Unit.

Hygiene

. To prevent infection, you must shower on the day of surgery. Be particularly careful with the genital area, hands, and feet. Do not shave the surgical area; this will be done at the hospital if necessary. If you have any sores/scabs in the surgical area, please contact the hospital. This can increase the risk of infection and the surgery may need to be postponed. Remove jewelry, rings, and piercings at home to reduce the risk of infection and burns. Remove nail polish. Wear comfortable clothing.

Other important info:

  • For security reasons, you should not drive after the operation. Therefore, make an appointment with someone to pick you up, or use public transportation.
  • If there is no public transport on the route you are travelling, you must call 05515 for assistance.
  • If you are unable to use public transport for health reasons, you must contact the treating department well in advance of your scheduled appointment time.

  • After the operation, you will need supervision the first evening/night. Therefore, make an arrangement with family/friends to stay in the same residence as you.

  • Children can only have one parent present in the monitoring room.

  • If a sick leave certificate is needed, it will be arranged before departure.

  • Bring crutches if you have them and it is relevant for your operation.

 

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: Contact

: Telephone

  • : Monday - Friday : 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday - Sunday CLOSED
The phone is closed between 12:00 and 13:30.

: Postal address

P.O. Box 416 Lundsiden, 4604 Kristiansand

 Email

post office(@sshf).no

How to find your way

: Meeting point

Take the elevator/stairs up from the main entrance to the 2nd floor. Look for a sign in the ceiling for "Day Surgery."

Address

We do not have visiting hours, but for special needs, please contact us.
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Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand

Egsveien 100, building 10

Egsveien 100, building 10, 4615 Kristiansand

: Find your way.

You can reach our locations using public transport. Visit Agder kollektivtrafikk to find your route:akt.no

You may be entitled to have necessary expenses covered when traveling to and from the treatment location.

You should primarily use public transport, and you must pay a deductible. To get reimbursed for expenses incurred during the trip, you must fill out a travel expense form and send it to: Patient travel.

: Practical information

Does the appointment time not work? Now, if you receive the appointment letter digitally on helsenorge.no, you can send a direct message to the department you are going to if you need to reschedule. You must be a registered user on helsenorge to access the service.
You can also contact the department where you have your appointment or call the main switchboard by phone: : 38 07 30 00
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Many patients and relatives want to take photos/videos or blog about their time at the hospital. Of course, you are welcome to do so, as long as you respect the privacy of other patients and employees.

Here are a couple of good tips for using social media for you as a patient or caregiver:

  • Consider others. You must have consent if you want to take pictures or videos of patients or employees. All patients are entitled to privacy when they are at the hospital.
  • It is the parents/guardians who decide whether you can take pictures of children or publish pictures of them online. Parents should consider what is best for the child. When the child has turned 12, great weight should be given to what the child thinks. When the child has turned 15, they themselves decide whether it is okay to be photographed and whether they should be published.
  • Remember that employees must also give their consent if you want to publish photos you have taken of them.
  • You should remove content you have published if the person it concerns asks you to. If others have posted pictures of you on the internet without permission, you can ask them to delete it. If you are not heard, you can contact: www.delete-me.no.

: Audio recording
It is not illegal to record conversations you are participating in for private use. However, publishing and sharing requires consent from the person you are speaking with. Secretly recording conversations you are not participating in is illegal.

Have you worked in healthcare or received healthcare outside of Scandinavia in the last year?

For example, this could involve hospital admission, extensive outpatient treatment, or a visit to the dentist. In such cases, your family doctor must test you for bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics (such as MRSA).

Please have your family doctor send you the lab results before your appointment with us and bring them with you when you come to the hospital.

Parking spaces at Sørlandet Hospital are subject to a fee Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Anyone wishing to park on the hospital grounds must follow the signage and instructions on the payment machines.

At the hospitals in Arendal and Kristiansand, it is possible to pay for parking with EasyPark (mobile solution), card, or coins in other areas. See signage for both payment options and time limits.

At the hospital in Kristiansand, you can register your parking via the Easypark app, via the machine where you park, or the Flowbird website.

Register payment on website

Overview of parking spaces on Eg in Kristiansand
 

At the hospital in Arendal, cameras read vehicle registration numbers upon entering and exiting the parking garage through the Autopay service. Follow the signs and read the instructions.


Pay at the payment terminal.

If you haven't created a profile yetAutopay.ioYou can pay at the machine by the main entrance. Enter the vehicle's registration number. You can pay with card or cash, but the machine does not give change.

: Pay automatically

Register as a customer with your registration number and bank card at www.autopay.io. Once you have registered, you will automatically pay each time you park in the car park.

In certain periods, e.g. when there's a lot of snow, it can be difficult to find a parking space. We therefore recommend arriving well in advance.

: For electric cars:

Arendal: Electric cars can park for free in areas marked with a maximum time limit of 1, 2, or 3 hours. On other areas, a fee must be paid from the first hour.
Kristiansand: Electric cars will pay fees from the first hour.
Flekkefjord: Electric cars will pay fees from the first hour.

Need to charge your car? Not all of our hospital areas have charging stations, and those that do have a limited number. You therefore cannot rely on being able to charge your car while you are visiting as a patient or visitor. You can see all charging stations here:

All charging stations in one map - Norwegian Electric Car Association​

: Blood donors park for free at the hospital.: More information is available at the blood bank.


Parents of children (under 18 years) with a hospital stay of more than 14 days,Receive free parking during the child's continued stay. This also applies if the child's stay begins at another hospital. Contact the department at the hospital for more information.

Valid HC cards provide free parking in designated areas.
Contact the Service Desk to register your HC card. HC vehicles are exempt from time restrictions unless otherwise indicated on signs.

Parking for mothers-to-be Kristiansand
There is free parking for women giving birth outside the Women's Department at the hospital in Kristiansand. The maximum parking time is set to 2 hours.

If you need an interpreter, please inform the hospital in good time before your appointment. The costs of the interpreter are covered by the healthcare service.The Norwegian Health Website

Patients not fluent in Norwegian are entitled to an interpreter.helsenorge.no/interpreter

All visitors can use free wireless internet at the hospital.

Look for HSO-Guest on your network and follow the login instructions.

If you can't find the network, you are in an area that has not yet been developed.