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8.3 Orthopedics : going home
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36605
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Orthopedic Short Stay Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2025
- Available Online
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This guide explains the info that you were given during your hospital stay. It will help to answer any questions you may have after discharge. Topics include anticoagulation (blood thinners), pain control, dressings and wound care, possible complications, followup, and activity.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Orthopedic Short Stay Unit
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Orthopedic Procedures
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedic surgery
- Postoperative care
- Specialty
- Surgery
- Abstract
- This guide explains the info that you were given during your hospital stay. It will help to answer any questions you may have after discharge. Topics include anticoagulation (blood thinners), pain control, dressings and wound care, possible complications, followup, and activity.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Orthopedic Short Stay Unit
- Pamphlet Number
- 2025
After orthopedic day surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35582
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Same Day Surgery.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1599
- Available Online
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This pamphlet will answer some of your questions about your care at home after orthopedic day surgery. Topics include: how you will feel, things you can do to help yourself, what you can eat, pain, driving, returning to work, having sex again, and activity instructions. Specific instructions are given for patients with sleep apnea and patients who use CPAP machines. It offers a checklist of activities and specific instructions for dressing care and stitches or staples. Instructions for bleeding…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Same Day Surgery
- Alternate Title
- After orthopaedic day surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Postoperative Care
- Orthopedic Procedures
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Postoperative care
- Orthopedic surgery
- Abstract
- This pamphlet will answer some of your questions about your care at home after orthopedic day surgery. Topics include: how you will feel, things you can do to help yourself, what you can eat, pain, driving, returning to work, having sex again, and activity instructions. Specific instructions are given for patients with sleep apnea and patients who use CPAP machines. It offers a checklist of activities and specific instructions for dressing care and stitches or staples. Instructions for bleeding and things you should watch out for (including a list of symptoms that need medical attention right away) are provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Same Day Surgery
- Pamphlet Number
- 1599
After orthopedic surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36701
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Orthopedics.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0123
- Available Online
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This pamphlet gives info about what to expect after your orthopedic surgery. Topics include pain control, constipation, activity, dressing, stitches/staples, and things to watch for. A list of symptoms requiring immediate medical attention and contact information for the Orthopedic Clinic are provided.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Orthopedics
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Orthopedics
- Surgery
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedic surgery
- Postoperative care
- Abstract
- This pamphlet gives info about what to expect after your orthopedic surgery. Topics include pain control, constipation, activity, dressing, stitches/staples, and things to watch for. A list of symptoms requiring immediate medical attention and contact information for the Orthopedic Clinic are provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Orthopedics
- Pamphlet Number
- 0123
Orthopedic waitlist surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36538
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Orthopedic Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1406
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains the information that you need to know if you have been placed on a waitlist for orthopedic surgery. It will help to answer any questions you may have. Topics include getting ready for surgery, day of surgery, after surgery, discharge information, and going home.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Orthopedic Clinic
- Alternate Title
- Orthopaedic waitlist surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (11 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Orthopedic Procedures
- Waiting Lists
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedic surgery
- Hospitals--Waiting lists
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains the information that you need to know if you have been placed on a waitlist for orthopedic surgery. It will help to answer any questions you may have. Topics include getting ready for surgery, day of surgery, after surgery, discharge information, and going home.
- Notes
- Previous title: Orthpaedic waitlist surgery
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Orthopedic Clinic, HI, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1406
Preparing your skin before orthopaedic surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35612
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Halifax Infirmary. Orthopaedics.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1621
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains how to use CHG cloths to clean your skin before surgery. CHG is a liquid that kills germ (bacteria) and keeps more germs from growing. The pamphlet explains what to expect in terms of skin irritation and how the CHG will feel on your skin after it is applied. Instructions for showering, shaving, and using lotions, moisturizers, or makeup are listed. The French version of this pamphlet 1747, "Préparer la peau avant une chirurgie orthopédique", is also available.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Halifax Infirmary. Orthopaedics
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Orthopedic Procedures
- Preoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedic surgery
- Preoperative care
- Specialty
- Surgery
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains how to use CHG cloths to clean your skin before surgery. CHG is a liquid that kills germ (bacteria) and keeps more germs from growing. The pamphlet explains what to expect in terms of skin irritation and how the CHG will feel on your skin after it is applied. Instructions for showering, shaving, and using lotions, moisturizers, or makeup are listed. The French version of this pamphlet 1747, "Préparer la peau avant une chirurgie orthopédique", is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Preparing your skin before orthopedic surgery - instructions for patients
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Orthopaedics, HI site
- Pamphlet Number
- 1621
Préparer la peau avant une chirurgie orthopédique
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35801
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Halifax Infirmary. Orthopaedics.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1747
- Available Online
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Ce document explique comment utiliser des lingettes de gluconate de chlorhexidine (GCH) pour nettoyer votre peau avant une opération. Le GCH est un liquide qui tue les germes (bactéries) et empêche d’autres germes de se développer. Ce document décrit les sensations et les irritations cutanées que peut produire le GCH sur votre peau après son application. Vous y trouverez aussi des instructions pour vous doucher, vous raser et utiliser des lotions, des crèmes hydratantes ou du maquillage. ; This…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Halifax Infirmary. Orthopaedics
- Alternate Title
- Preparing your skin before orthopaedic surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Orthopedic Procedures
- Preoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedic surgery
- Preoperative care
- Specialty
- Surgery
- Abstract
- Ce document explique comment utiliser des lingettes de gluconate de chlorhexidine (GCH) pour nettoyer votre peau avant une opération. Le GCH est un liquide qui tue les germes (bactéries) et empêche d’autres germes de se développer. Ce document décrit les sensations et les irritations cutanées que peut produire le GCH sur votre peau après son application. Vous y trouverez aussi des instructions pour vous doucher, vous raser et utiliser des lotions, des crèmes hydratantes ou du maquillage.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of "Preparing Your Skin Before Orthopaedic Surgery" pamphlet 1621. This pamphlet explains how to use CHG cloths to clean your skin before surgery. CHG is a liquid that kills germ (bacteria) and keeps more germs from growing. The pamphlet explains what to expect in terms of skin irritation and how the CHG will feel on your skin after it is applied. Instructions for showering, shaving, and using lotions, moisturizers, or makeup are listed.
- Notes
- Previous title: Préparer la peau avant une chirurgie orthopédique : instructions à l’intention des patients
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Orthopaedics, HI site
- Pamphlet Number
- 1747
