Before your stay | Clinique de La Source

Checklist - Documents and personal belongings to bring

A list of things to pack for your stay has been drawn up to help ensure you don’t forget anything.

Remember to bring

Your admission documents

Letter of admission sent by the Clinic
Valid official identification: identity card, passport, resident permit or driving licence
Health insurance cards
Consent form and data protection declaration (if not already sent by post)
Advance healthcare directives (if you have any)

Your medical records

Current prescriptions for your medication
Medical results (laboratory tests, imaging scans, medical reports, etc.)
Informed consent for anaesthesia (if not already provided at the pre-anaesthetic consultation)

Your personal treatments and medical devices

Medicines in their original packaging (no pill boxes or weekly pill organisers)
Respiratory equipment for sleep apnoea (CPAP)
Orthopaedic equipment (if prescribed for your stay)

Your personal belongings

Storage cases for medical devices (dentures, glasses, hearing aids)
Daytime clothing and comfortable shoes (such as trainers)
Underwear
Toiletries
Mobile phone and charger
Reading material, games, etc.

We provide the following for our patients with private and semi-private cover:

A toiletries bag containing the essentials
A pair of slippers
A bathrobe
A "chéri" cushion

Medical consultations before your procedure

Pre-anaesthesia consultation

Depending on your situation, a pre-anaesthesia consultation may be scheduled before your procedure.

During this consultation, the independent anaesthesiologist will answer your questions and explain the planned anaesthesia technique.

Your informed consent will be requested if necessary.

Pre-admission nursing consultation

If you have private or semi-private insurance, a specialised nurse (Itinerary Patient Manager - IPM) will contact you by phone before your admission (excluding emergencies) to:

prepare for your stay,
answer your questions,
and coordinate your care before and during your hospital stay.

Enquiries can be made from Monday to Friday, from 7.00 am to 4.00 pm, by telephone on 021 641 37 27 or by email at ipm@lasource.ch.

Detecting and treating anaemia before surgery

Better preparing your surgery

Clinique de La Source follows the principles of Patient Blood Management (PBM).

This approach aims to preserve your own blood and enhance your safety before, during, and after surgery. In particular, it involves detecting and treating any anaemia before the procedure.

Before your surgery, your doctor can order a blood test, which should be performed at Clinique de La Source, ideally 1 month before your procedure. Learn more about our blood draw service here.

Our laboratories screen for anaemia and its causes so that it can be treated before surgery.

Since anaemia is often linked to iron deficiency, you may be offered an iron injection, ideally 3 to 4 weeks before the procedure.

The benefits of Patient Blood Management

The Patient Blood Management (PBM) program helps protect your health:

Fewer blood transfusions and complications,
A shorter hospital stay,
Faster postoperative recovery,
Optimized surgical outcomes.

By limiting transfusions to situations where they are necessary, PBM helps preserve blood supplies in Switzerland.

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