Patients
Forms & Billing
Please find the forms we need completed here. We bill you directly and provide a super bill that you can turn into your insurance company.
The final total depends on the type and/or length of surgery being performed and will be confirmed after the appointment. Please contact our office for an estimate if not included in your communication with the procedural office. The nonrefundable deposit of $250 will serve to secure your appointment. Once the deposit is received, your appointment will be confirmed. Full payment is required on the day of surgery. We accept all major credit cards.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be confirmed 48 hours prior to appointment time. Patient will be responsible for full payment if cancellation is not received prior to that time. Please contact us immediately if you need to cancel so that we can make necessary schedule changes. Thank you.
Your Anesthesia Care with Illumination Anesthesia
When you're preparing for a procedure, it's natural to have questions, especially about your anesthesia. At Illumination Anesthesia, we're here to ensure your experience is as safe, comfortable, and stress-free as possible.
We're a mobile CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) practice, meaning our expert anesthesia providers come directly to your facility, whether it's a doctor office, endoscopy center, or other specialized clinic. This brings the highest quality of anesthesia care conveniently to you.
What to Expect
Personalized Care: Before your procedure, your CRNA will meet with you to discuss your medical history, answer any questions you have, and explain the anesthesia plan tailored specifically for you. We want you to feel fully informed and at ease.
Expert Providers: Our CRNAs are highly trained and experienced anesthesia specialists. They are dedicated to providing the safest and most effective anesthesia for your procedure, continuously monitoring you from start to finish.
Your Comfort is Our Priority: We use the latest techniques and medications to ensure you're comfortable and pain-free during your procedure, waking up as smoothly as possible.
Seamless Experience: By bringing our services directly to your facility, we help create a more streamlined and convenient experience for you, allowing you to receive care in a familiar setting.
We understand that undergoing a procedure can be daunting, and we're committed to making your anesthesia experience a positive one. Please don't hesitate to ask your medical team or your Illumination Anesthesia provider any questions you may have. We're here to help!
FAQs
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Modern anesthesia is very safe due to sophisticated monitors, safer medications, and advances in training and education. While all types of anesthesia and procedures have some risk, you are very unlikely to have serious complications from anesthesia. Your highly skilled anesthesia provider has years of experience and has done thousands of anesthetics, and they will be watching over you from the start of the case until you are awake enough to prepare to go home. We will work with your provider to make sure you are a suitable candidate for office-based anesthesia.
While any emergency during office-based anesthesia is extremely unlikely, we are trained to deal with such emergencies and carry the necessary equipment in that incredibly unlikely event.
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We have developed a screening tool with your proceduralist, and most patients do not need to see their doctor prior to their procedure. In some cases, we may need more information about your medical history prior to scheduling.
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You should show up on time or a little bit early. We will take a few minutes to verify with you that you have not had anything to eat or drink that day, that you are not experiencing any significant changes in your health, and then do a brief physical exam. We will explain the type of sedation/anesthesia we will do that day and answer all your questions and consent you for anesthesia. Once in the procedure chair, monitors and oxygen will be applied and an IV started and anesthetics administered through the IV.
During your procedure, we will closely monitor you according to the guidelines of the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). This includes monitoring your heart rate, electrocardiogram, blood oxygen level, blood pressure, breathing, and temperature if needed.
We will stay with you during the entire procedure. You will be our only patient and have our complete attention until you are ready to be discharged.
When the procedure is over, most patients will wake from the sedation quite quickly. We will stay with you until you have sufficiently recovered from the anesthesia and can safely go home.
When you receive IV sedation, a responsible adult must drive you home. We require that a responsible adult is available to watch over you at home until you have fully recovered, and that you do not drive, drink alcohol, or make any important decisions for 24 hours following your procedure.
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Intravenous (IV) sedation for your procedure consists of starting an IV line in your vein, and administering carefully selected medications to keep you calm and comfortable during your procedure. This will dramatically reduce the discomfort and anxiety associated with dental procedures and in most cases, you are unlikely to recall much, if anything at all, about the procedure (about a 5% possibility of recall). However, your depth of sedation during the case will be such that we will be able to talk to you and wake you from your sleep relatively easily. For many people, this is all that is required.
Anesthesia is achieved when the patient is given medications that render them unconscious. Patients under anesthesia almost never have recall, are completely asleep during the procedure, and will feel nothing. Both types are very safe. Some procedures and medical conditions may make one or another safer for your particular case, and we can work with you to determine which would be best to keep you safe and comfortable.
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We find that most IV sedation patients have a pleasant experience. Unsurprisingly, the most common side effect is some grogginess after the procedure that dissipates over a few hours, or even sooner.
If you receive a relaxing oral medication to take before coming to the office, you may be forgetful for a large portion of the day. This is normal.
If you have had problems with anesthesia before, please let your doctor and anesthesia provider know.Item description
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Generally, yes. The notable exceptions to this may be certain blood thinning medications, some blood pressure medications, and insulin. If you have questions, please call or email us prior to your procedure.
If you take medications for anxiety, we would generally encourage you to take the regular dose of that medication the day of surgery, unless the doctor has specifically prescribed something different.
Most patients can safely take Tylenol the night before and morning of their procedure with a small sip of water. This may help considerably with the discomfort after the procedure.