About Your Surgery

The following brochures describe what you can expect before, during and after surgery, including home care guidelines.

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• Anesthesia for Foot and Ankle Surgery (pdf)
• Anesthesia for Hand and Elbow Surgery (pdf)
• Anesthesia for Shoulder Surgery (pdf)
• Anesthesia for Toe and Foot Surgery (pdf)
• Anesthesia for Total Knee Replacement (pdf)
• Arterial Bypass Surgery (pdf)
• Bowel Resection: Patient Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Bowel Resection: Your Path to Recovery (pdf)
• Breast Surgery: Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Carotid Artery Disease & Treatment Options (pdf)
• Cesarean Birth (C-Section) (pdf)/ Nacimiento por Cesárea (pdf)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) (pdf)
• Esophagectomy (pdf)
• Gastric Band Placement: Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Gastric Bypass Surgery (pdf)
• Gastric Bypass Surgery: Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Heart Surgery: What to Expect After (pdf)
• Heart Valve Repair or Replacement (pdf)
• Hernia Repair: Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Hysterectomy, After a: Coping with Changes (pdf)
• Joint Replacement Surgery: After Hospital Care (pdf)
• MAZE Procedure (pdf)
• Mediastinoscopy (pdf)
• Patient Guide to Surgery (pdf)
• Radical Retropubic or Robotic Prostatectomy: A Guide to Your Surgery (pdf)
• Surgery of the Aorta (pdf)
• Surgical Services Check List (pdf)
• Surgical Services: Same Day or Ambulatory (pdf)
• Spine Surgery: After Hospital Care (pdf)
• Sternotomy (pdf)
• Thoracotomy for Lung Surgery (pdf)
• Thyroidectomy or Parathyroidectomy: Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Total Hip Replacement: Patient's Path to Recovery (pdf)
• Total Knee Replacement: Patient's Path to Recovery (pdf)
• Total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Removal of the Ovaries (Abdominal): Patient Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Total Vaginal Hysterectomy and Removal of the Ovaries (Laparoscopic): Patient Discharge Instructions (pdf)
• Varicose Veins: Treatment Options (pdf)
• Video - Assisted Thoracic Surgery (pdf)