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Patient Information Leaflets
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Reducing or pausing medication immediately before surgery
Signposts people coming in for planned surgery to information about some medications that may need to be reduced or paused before the operation and what to do
Right hemicolectomy
What happens during an operation to remove the right side of your colon
Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass RYGB) surgery
Information about Roux-en-Y gastric band surgery, including risks and benefits
Self-injecting Tinzaparin or Enoxaparin at home
Gives safe and easy instructions to administer injections of Enoxaparin or Tinzaparin (blood thinners) at home
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and one step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA)
What will happen when you come into hospital for your breast surgery
Shave excision with curettage and cautery
Information for patients who have had plastic and reconstructive surgery
Sigmoid colectomy
What happens in an operation to remove the sigmoid colon, which lies on the left side of your abdominal cavity (tummy)
Sleeve gastrectomy surgery
Outlines what happens during sleeve gastrectomy surgery – an operation to reduce the size of the stomach
Specialist nursing support for people with secondary breast cancer
How the specialist nursing team cam provide information on treating the disease and coping with its impact, as well as signposting to sources of support
Split thickness skin graft aftercare advice
Information for patients who have had plastic and reconstructive surgery
Stand alone sentinel lymph node biopsy (SASLNB)
What will happen when you come into hospital for your breast surgery
Strength and conditioning exercise class
Outlines exercises class where you will work with a physiotherapist to improve your mobility and condition following surgery or illness
Surgery, anaesthesia and high body mass index (BMI)
Outlines the risks associated with surgery under anaesthetic for people with a high BMI and how we can work with you to reduce these risks
Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) returning for further investigations
Explains what happens if you need to return to the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) for further investigations (tests)
Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) welcome
Explains what happens on SAU and what you can expect
Therapeutic mammoplasty
Explains an operation to remove breast cancer (therapeutic) and then reshape the breast by removing skin and breast tissue (mammoplasty)
Varicose vein surgery
Explains about varicose vein surgery - what is involved and the benefits and possible risks
Venous thromboembolism (blood clot) prevention
Explains what Venous Thromboembolism is, who is at a higher risk of getting it and what can be done to prevent it
Wexner constipation questionnaire
A short questionnaire about the bowel symptoms you have been experiencing
What to expect on your stay on the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
What to expect when you stay on the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) – also known as ‘Recovery’