Surgery
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About the consent form
Before a doctor or other health professional examines or treats you, they need your consent.
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Advice before your hip replacement surgery
This leaflet explains how to prepare for your hip replacement surgery.
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Advice before your knee replacement surgery
This leaflet explains how to prepare for your knee replacement surgery.
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Are you having surgery? Fluid information
Providing information on what food and drinks can and can't be had before surgery.
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Are you having surgery? Fluid information (Easy Read)
Providing information on what food and drinks can and can't be had before surgery.
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Caring for your surgical wound at home
After your treatment today you will have a surgical wound. This leaflet aims to answer the most frequent questions about how to take appropriate care of it.
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Dietary advice for ‘Dumping Syndrome’ after Surgery
Information on Dietary advice for ‘Dumping Syndrome’ after Surgery
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Elbow Replacement
You have been placed on the waiting list for an elbow replacement. This leaflet tells you what to expect when you are admitted for surgery and what will happen afterwards.
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Gastrectomy Removal of all or part of the stomach
This information booklet has been written to help you understand more about your operation. It is intended to add to the discussions that you have with your surgeon and the team members.
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Knee Arthroscopy
Knee arthroscopy is keyhole surgery, a camera is inserted into the knee through two or three puncture wounds it allows the surgeon to look at the joint surfaces, cartilage and the main ligaments of the knee.
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MOHs Micrographic Surgery
This is a specialist procedure to allow for the precise removal of certain skin cancers.
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MRSA screening and decolonisation
This leaflet explains about assessing patients for the MRSA bacteria
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Oesophagectomy (removal or part of the gullet)
This information booklet has been written to help you understand more about your operation and to promote and enhance your recovery. It is intended to add to the discussions that you have with your surgeon and the team members.
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Pain Management
Information about how to manage any pain you may experience during your hospital stay
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Preparing for Day Surgery
General information about coming for a day surgery procedure at Chapel Allerton Hospital
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Preventing blood clots (Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)
This leaflet will give you information about decreasing the chance of developing a blood clot during and after your hospital stay.
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Preventing infection during your hospital stay
A few things you can do to help prevent infection during your hospital stay
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Risks of Regional Anaesthesia (Epidurals & Spinals) and General Anaesthesia
Explaining the risks around epidurals and general anaesthetic during pregnancy.
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Shoulder Replacement
You have been placed on the waiting list for a shoulder replacement. This leaflet tells you what to expect when you are admitted for surgery and what will happen afterwards. -
Surgery for an Acoustic Neuroma
This leaflet aims to explain what will happen before and after your surgery for an Acoustic Neuroma.
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Total Hip Replacement - A guide to your rehabilitation
Your questions answered following hip replacement surgery
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Would you like to speak to someone about a Concern or Query?
We value your feedback as a means to improve the way we will deliver our services in the future. This leaflet explains how you can express a problem, concern or complaint and who to contact.
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Your journey through heart surgery
This booklet has been written to provide you with information that will guide and assist your journey through heart surgery and help you with your recovery.
