If your family member is in surgery, do you have to sit in the waiting room duri!

If your family member is in surgery, do you have to sit in the waiting room during the operation?

Please answer the question and your reason for your answer. Answer if it were a minor surgery (short in length with a very high probability of survival) and if it were a major surgery with a long duration and a 50-50 chance of survival.

I want to know that since the family member isn't medical personal, does it make a difference if they wait in the waiting room or not?

2 weeks ago
I mean do you need to stay at the hospital? Does it make a difference?

I've been a nurse for a long time, and contrary to the answers listed.....sitting in the waiting room doesn't mean you care more or less. Now days people have cell phones.....if the doctor needs you, he can reach you for further instructions if necessary. (operating rooms do have phones....)If a person doesn't survive the surgery, your presence doesn't change the outcome. Unfortunately, if someone dies during the procedure, they don't reverse the anesthesia prior to wake them up so you can say good bye. You would not know they expired until after the fact anyways. Does that make sense? The key is to be reachable by some method (i.e....cell phone) in case other decisions need to be discussed. It's a long stressful day to sit in the waiting room waiting for word. Take a break, stretch your legs, go for a walk, go for lunch. It doesn't mean you love the person less. But unfortunately, non medical people can be very judgmental, and you may be judged for leaving. It's most important to be there at the end of the surgery to talk with the doctor and hear the outcome. I hope that is helpful.