Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Same Day Surgery, HI.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0588
- Available Online
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After your hand surgery, you will need to learn how to care for yourself. Topics include activity, dressing, stitches, bleeding, signs of infection, and signs of blood flow problems. Contact information for your surgeon and steps to follow are given in case you have problems and/or complications. Contact information for the Plastic Surgery Clinic is also provided. The French version of this pamphlet 1898, "Après une chirurgie de la main", is also available.