Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Day of Surgery

Diet and Medication Instructions

  • Do not eat or drink after 12 midnight.
  • Take your normal morning medications with sips of water.

Shower Instructions
Shower with antibacterial soap such as Dial on the day of and/or the night before surgery.

Arriving at the Hospital
The morning of your surgery, report to the Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Galter Pavilion, 675 N. St. Clair St., 5th floor. Parking is available.

Visitor Information
After you are taken to the operating room, your family should go to the Waiting Room on the 7th Floor of the Feinberg Pavilion (312) 926-2524. Lap top computers and cell phones are allowed. The surgery often lasts about four to six hours.

Review Date: 03/07