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Theatre wing
Safety you can ask about
What happens before, during and after every operation at Lumiere, written in plain words. If any of it is unclear, ask your surgeon to show you.
You are here: 7. Theatre wing
Two theatres
Built to theatre standard, kept quiet
Our two theatres have filtered air, full monitoring for every patient, a difficult-airway trolley and emergency drugs checked every morning and signed for. Every instrument is sterilised on site and tracked to the patient it was used on.
Power comes from the grid, two generators and a battery bank that switches in under a second, tested every Monday at 7 am.
Before surgery
Who we may ask to wait
Some people are not ready for planned surgery on the day they first ask. Waiting is safer, and we will help you get ready.
Smokers
Six weeks without smoking or vaping before body and breast surgery, because healing suffers badly otherwise.
Uncontrolled sugar or pressure
We work with your own doctor until readings are steady, then plan surgery.
Recent pregnancy
No body or breast surgery within a year of birth or six months of stopping breastfeeding.
On the day
Five checks on every case
Identity and consent
Your name, procedure and side checked against your signed consent, which you can change your mind about until this moment.
Marking
Your surgeon marks the plan on your skin while you stand, and you see it in a mirror.
The safety pause
The whole team stops and reads the surgical safety checklist aloud before anaesthesia begins.
Constant monitoring
Heart, oxygen, breathing, temperature and blood pressure watched by a consultant anaesthetist throughout.
Recovery handover
A spoken handover to your recovery nurse, with your surgeon’s phone number on your chart.
If something goes wrong
A plan for the rare day
Serious complications are uncommon, but we plan for them. We have an agreement with a partner hospital in Warri with intensive care, about twelve minutes away by our own ambulance, and our surgeons hold admitting rights there. Example details.
Every patient leaves with a card showing the night nurse line and what signs mean you should call straight away.
Example figures for this demo.
Questions
About safety
Will I be asleep?
Depending on the procedure, you may have a general anaesthetic, sedation or a local anaesthetic. The anaesthetist explains the choice before the day.
How do you prevent clots?
Stockings, calf pumps during surgery, early walking and, for some people, an injection for a few days. Your risk is assessed at the pre-operative check.
Can I see your infection figures?
Yes. We share our yearly audit with any patient who asks at consultation.
Who do I call at night?
The nurse line on your card, answered by a nurse who can reach your surgeon.
Begin with a conversation, not a commitment
Plan your journey online in three minutes, then book an hour with a consultant surgeon. The N50,000 consultation fee is credited to your procedure if you go ahead, and there is never pressure to.