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Having Surgery? NSQIP staff may call you after surgery (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

To help us continually improve the care we provide, Fraser Health hospitals have joined the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), an internationally recognized program, assessing how well our B.C. patients do after surgery, compared to similar patients treated at other hospitals across Canada and in the United States. (English) Colour

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Laparoscopic Colon Resection (Eagle Ridge Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Provides a brief overview of laparoscopic colon resection procedure and what to expect post operatively. (English) Colour

Laparoscopic Urology Surgery (Eagle Ridge Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet gives you a brief overview of laparoscopic urologic surgery doen at Eagle Ridge Hospital, what to expect and how to care for yourself at home afterwards. (English) Colour

Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy/Gastrojejunostomy (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure radiologic percutaneous gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy is a procedure where a special tube called a gastrostomy tube (G tube) is put into the stomach by going through the skin of the abdomen using X-ray to guide the procedure. (English) Colour

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Head and Neck Surgery (Eagle Ridge Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for your care following head and neck surgery at Eagle Ridge Hospital. (English) Colour

Paracentesis (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure paracentesis including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Paracentesis is the removal of fluid from around the organs in your abdomen. This area is called the abdominal cavity. A build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity is called ascites. There are a number of different reasons for this fluid build-up. You might already know why this has happened or this procedure might be done to help find out why. (English) Colour

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Prevent Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infections (Medium Poster) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Poster for patients in the hospital. This poster includes 5 key activities patients can do to help prevent pneumonia and urinary tract infections following surgery. Available in 3 sizes. (English) Colour

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Prevent Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infections (Large Poster) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Poster for patients in the hospital. This poster includes 5 key activities patients can do to help prevent pneumonia and urinary tract infections following surgery. Available in 3 sizes. (English) Colour

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Biliary Drainage (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure biliary drainage including information on who will be performing the procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Biliary drainage is a procedure to drain bile from your liver. Your liver makes bile and is needed to help you digest food. Normally, the bile ducts carry bile from your liver to your bowel, temporarily storing bile in the gallbladder. (English) Colour

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Nephrostomy Tube (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure nephrostomy tube including information on who will be performing the procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during the procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. This is a thin plastic tube that goes through the skin of your lower back directly into a kidney. This tube drains urine from the kidney when urine cannot flow normally. X-ray, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy are used to guide the procedure. (English) Colour

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