Before and after surgery : Aberdeen Hospital
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Nova Scotia Health Authority. Aberdeen Hospital. Surgical Pre-Admission Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1992
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This pamphlet provides information about your care before and after surgery. Topics about preparing for surgery include: time of surgery, possible delays, what to bring, medicines, anesthetic, health and hygiene, smoking, alcohol, personal items, and what to expect in the operating room. After surgery we have described: recovery area, pain control, nausea, dressings, bowel and bladder functions, eating and drinking. In the hospital we have described: deep breathing and coughing exercises, using…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (20 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospitalization
- Preoperative Care
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospital patients
- Preoperative care
- Postoperative care
- Abstract
- This pamphlet provides information about your care before and after surgery. Topics about preparing for surgery include: time of surgery, possible delays, what to bring, medicines, anesthetic, health and hygiene, smoking, alcohol, personal items, and what to expect in the operating room. After surgery we have described: recovery area, pain control, nausea, dressings, bowel and bladder functions, eating and drinking. In the hospital we have described: deep breathing and coughing exercises, using an incentive spirometer, leg exercises, getting out of bed safely, and visitors. Topics about going home include: getting ready to go home, nutrition, care of your incision, instructions for bleeding and symptoms that require medical attention.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Surgical Pre-Admission Clinic, Aberdeen Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 1992
