For patients & families
Safer anesthesia starts before you arrive
Know who will be at the head of the table, what to bring, and how to reach us. Your job is to tell us the truth about your health. Ours is to keep you safe.
Before surgery
Pre-operative checklist
Track the steps that keep anesthesia safe. Your progress stays on this device until you clear it.
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This list does not replace instructions from your surgeon or CRNA.
After surgery
A non-opioid option for acute pain
JOURNAVX® (suzetrigine) is a prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe acute pain, including pain after surgery. It is a non-opioid pain-signal inhibitor — not a narcotic. Whether it belongs in your recovery plan is a decision for you, your surgeon, and your CRNA.
Ask about it when you discuss your pain plan. For the manufacturer’s patient information, visit the official JOURNAVX site.
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What families usually ask
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). They review your history, plan the anesthetic, stay with you during the procedure, and manage your pain and vital signs until you are safely recovered.
Not always. Some procedures use sedation or a regional block so you are comfortable but not fully unconscious. Your CRNA will explain which approach fits your surgery and your health.
Follow the fasting instructions you were given. Eating or drinking after that time can delay or cancel your case because of aspiration risk.
Bring a complete list. Blood thinners, diabetes medicines, and GLP-1 medicines (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and related drugs) need a plan. Do not stop a medicine unless your surgeon or CRNA told you to.
Email info@metricanesthesia.com. If your question is about an upcoming case, have your surgeon’s name and procedure date ready.