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Caring for Your Wound Using RENASYS™ GO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This therapy is a way of treating your wound. It works by creating a vacuum effect (negative pressure) on the surface of your wound. Before you leave the hospital, a nurse teaches you how to look after your wound and the machine. (English) Colour

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy PICO 7 and PICO 14 [English] Permalink Public

For patients with PICO Negative pressure wound therapy for wound healing. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/en/permalink/phem4146

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy SNAP Device [English] Permalink Public

For patients with a negative pressure wound therapy system without electrical connection - SNAP device. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/en/permalink/phem4033

Caring for Your Incision using Vacuum Assisted Closure™Therapy With a Prevena Dressing [English] Permalink Public

Caring for Your Incision using Vacuum Assisted Closure™Therapy With a Prevena Dressing provides information on the use of the device, what to do, what not to do, how to trouble shoot, and when to seek medical attention when at home after the surgery. (English) Colour

Before AND After Procedural Sedation (Adult) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

We give this information out after various procedures and sometimes as part of a package for a specific procedure. Procedural sedation means we gave you medicines so we could do a test or procedure without you feeling pain. This is called ‘sedation’. The medicines will make you feel sleepy, dizzy, faint, clumsy, or unsteady. It can also cause you to not think clearly. (English) Colour

This factsheet is part of Colon Screening Program Package (268083).

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Serial Casting [English] Permalink Public

Serial casting is a procedure that involves applying a series of fiberglass casts to a limb to improve the range of movement of a joint (eg. knee, elbow, ankle). This information sheet discusses how it is done and any possible complications. (English) Colour

Ankle Brachial Index Test (ABI) (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Ankle Brachial Index is a test which compares the blood pressure in your ankles to the blood pressure in your arms. This test is done in the Vascular Lab, located in our General Day Care. It is a safe and painless test that helps your medical provider determine if your legs are getting the proper amount of blood supply. (English) Colour

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Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) is a treatment to remove abnormal cells from the cervix. This factsheet provides more information and what one should do following the procedure. (English) Black & White

Maternity Clinics (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Welcome to our unique and diverse group of outpatient maternity clinics. Our clinics include: Antepartum Home Care Program, Diabetes and Pregnancy Clinic, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy Clinic, Internal Medicine Obstetrics, Outpatient Fetal Monitoring. (English) Colour

Jaw Surgery: Caring for Your Child's Mouth and Teeth After the Operation [English] Permalink Public

Proper care of the mouth and teeth after surgery will help your child get better faster. Let your child know that caring for her mouth and teeth will help: stop infection, heal the mouth and jaw, keep the gums healthy, remove plaque,stop bad breath. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/TestsAnd...