After
Patients are usually monitored in the recovery room for about two hours. Heart rate, blood pressure, and dressings will be checked often by the nurse. Nurse should be informed right away if there is any bleeding or discomfort. One has to lie flat in bed for about six hours. Please keep your leg and arm straight to prevent bleeding. The nurses or your family can help you with meals during this time. Patients are usually discharged the next day. While at home, doctor should be informed if

• One notices redness, swelling , or pain at the catheter sites.
• Feel palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, any other symptoms familiar to patient that he/she used to have earlier.
• Develop a fever