Daycare Procedure Companion: Sedation & Discharge Escort Rules in Delhi

Why Hospitals Require an Escort After Sedation

Sedation for daycare procedures — even "twilight" sedation for a 20-minute endoscopy — leaves the patient drowsy, unsteady, and slower to react for several hours. Hospitals across Delhi NCR generally require a responsible adult to take charge of the patient at discharge:

• The patient must not drive or travel alone for the rest of the day after sedation.
• The discharge nurse hands over post-procedure instructions — fasting end-time, warning signs, medication schedule — to an attendant, not just the drowsy patient.
• Many hospitals ask the attendant to sign the discharge form as the accompanying person.
• If no attendant is present, some hospitals will keep the patient longer — or decline to sedate at all.

This is the scenario the daycare companion service exists for: a verified adult who fulfils the hospital's attendant requirement when family cannot be there.

Which Daycare Procedures Need an Attendant

• Endoscopy / colonoscopy — sedation is standard; discharge requires an escort.
• Cataract surgery — short procedure, but the patient leaves with a patched eye and needs guidance home. See the post-surgery notes in our specialty care guide.
• Minor daycare surgeries — cyst removal, biopsy under sedation, wound procedures.
• Cystoscopy, bronchoscopy, and similar scopes — any procedure where the anaesthetist advises against travelling alone.

Rule of thumb: if the hospital's consent form mentions sedation or anesthesia, plan for an attendant at discharge.

What a Daycare Companion Does

• Completes daycare admission paperwork and pre-procedure formalities.
• Waits through the procedure and coordinates with nursing staff on status.
• Receives the doctor's discharge instructions and notes them for the family.
• Collects prescriptions and settles the daycare billing.
• Escorts the patient home safely — cab assistance, steadying, settling them in.
• Sends a written summary to the family: procedure status, instructions received, medicines collected.

The companion's role is strictly non-medical — all clinical care stays with the hospital's doctors and nurses. The companion handles the logistics and the safe journey home.

How the Day Flows

A typical daycare visit runs 3-6 hours: admission and vitals (1 hour), procedure and recovery (1-3 hours), discharge formalities and billing (30-60 minutes), then the escort home. The companion keeps the family updated at each stage — admission done, procedure started, patient in recovery, discharge signed, safely home.

Booking & Pricing

Book for the procedure date and share the hospital name, procedure type, and reporting time. The daycare procedure companion service is ₹399/hour. Payment is cash or UPI after the visit — no advance online payment is required.

For procedures at Max Saket, Apollo, or Medanta, see the hospital-specific guides: Max Saket, Apollo Indraprastha, Medanta Gurugram.

Frequently Asked Questions