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Pre-Procedure Handouts
Pre-Operative Surgery Instructions – Summarized- Pre-Operative Surgery Instructions (Daycare)
- Pre-Operative Surgery Instructions (Admission)
- Preparing For Surgery Checklist
- Preparing for your Surgery
- Minor Surgery Instructions
- Procto Appointment Instructions
- Colonoscopy Prep Instructions
- Colonoscopy Info NWSC Patients Only
- Gastroscopy Instructions
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Instructions
- Pressure Ulcers
- Colonoscopy FAQ
- Colonoscopy
Post Procedure Handouts
- Preparing for Post-Surgery
- Pain After Surgery
- Anal/Rectal Surgery
- Appendix Surgery – Appendectomy
- Bowel Surgery
- Drain Care After Breast Surgery
- Fine Wire Breast Biopsy
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Breast Surgery
- Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
- Gallbladder Surgery – Cholecystectomy
- Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Incisional Open Hernia Repair
- Caring for your Surgical Drain
- How to Prevent a Blood Clot After Surgery
- Looking After Your Feeding Tube At Home
- Pilonidal Cyst Excision
- Spleen Surgery – Splenectomy
Patient Videos
- Preparing for Surgery Introduction
- Preparing for Surgery Part 1 – Preparing For Your Surgery
- Preparing for Surgery Part 2 – A Journey Through the Hospital
- Preparing for Surgery Part 3 – Home Again
- Preparing for Surgery Part 3 – Pain Management
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Screening for colon cancer (Video)