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Patient Information Leaflets
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Interrupting anticoagulation or antiplatelet drugs in readiness for a procedure or operation
Advice for people who are taking a blood thinning drug or antiplatelet drug who need to stop this temporarily in order to have a procedure or operation
Is weight loss surgery right for me?
Information for people considering weight loss surgery
Laparoscopic (keyhole) groin surgery for hernia
Information that will help you decide whether to have keyhole surgery to repair your hernia
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (keyhole gallbladder surgery)
Information to help you decide whether to have keyhole surgery for gallstones
Low anterior resection
What happens during surgery to remove some or all of your sigmoid colon, which lies on the left side of your abdominal cavity (tummy), and all, or nearly all, of the rectum
Male sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence
Your urologist has recommended male sling surgery to treat your urinary incontinence. This leaflet outlines what the surgery involves, including its benefits and risks.
Managing wind (flatus incontinence)
Outlines some possible causes of excessive flatus (wind) and gives advice on minimising and managing it
Managing your pain after an operation in the Adult Day Surgery Unit (ADSU)
Information about treating your pain after your operation on the Adult Day Surgery Unit (ADSU)
Mastectomy
Explains what will happen when you come into hospital for a breast removal operation
Minor plastic surgery aftercare advice
Information and advice following your minor plastic or reconstructive surgery
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and surgery
Information for patients who have known obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and are having an operation
One anastamosis mini gastric bypass surgery (OAGB)
Explains what a ‘one anastamosis (mini) gastric bypass’ also known as OAGB surgery involves, including risks and benefits
Operation under local anaesthetic
Information about surgery under a local anaesthetic - an injection which numbs a small part of your body
Panproctocolectomy
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for your operation to remove the colon, the rectum (the last part of the bowel before the back passage) and anal canal (back passage)
Partial breast reconstruction using LICAP and LTAP flap techniques
Information on partial breast reconstruction techniques following wide local excision (lumpectomy), what happens during the operation and outlining the benefits, alternatives and risks of surgery
Pelvic Floor Telephone Clinic
Explains what will happen during the telephone appointments and if you need any tests for people referred to the Pelvic Floor Service
Preparing your skin prior to surgery
Instructions for patients coming into the Royal Berkshire Hospital for an operation or procedure - how to prepare your skin using washes
Pump therapy for planned admission to hospital
Advice for people on insulin pump therapy who are coming into hospital for surgery, investigative and therapeutic procedures, antenatal care or management of labour
Recovering quicker from surgery
Information for patients in recovery on the importance of getting out of bed, getting up and getting moving
Rectal repair - Laparoscopic (keyhole) rectopexy
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation on your back passage