Patient Education Resources

Care After Your Plastic Surgery Procedure

This pamphlet explains how to care for yourself at home after your plastic surgery procedure. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Care of Your Surgical Drains: South Shore Regional Hospital

This pamphlet describes how to care for your drain(s) after breast surgery.

Caring for Your Sutures (Stitches) - Halifax Infirmary

This pamphlet explains how to care for your sutures (stitches) with a dressing, with Steri-Strips™, and without a dressing.

Caring for Your Sutures (Stitches) After a Minor Procedure - Victoria General (VG)

This pamphlet explains how to care for your sutures (stitches) after a minor procedure.

Caring for Your T-Tube, Hemovac, or Jackson-Pratt® Drain: QE II

This pamphlet will help you with your drain care at home by you or with the help of family or friends.

Chirurgie ambulatoire d'une hernie

Certains organes du corps (intestins et autres) sont maintenus en place par une paroi de muscles et de tissus, mais il peut arriver qu’une paroi externe perce ou se déchire et qu’un organe mou s’infiltre dans l’ouverture, ce qui constitue une hernie. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Chirurgie de la glande thyroïde et des glandes parathyroïdes

Cette ressource explique les différents types d'opérations de la glande thyroïde et des glandes parathyroïdes. Elle explique également ce à quoi vous attendre après l'intervention, comment prendre soin de votre incision et les symptômes à surveiller. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Colour, Sensation, and Movement

Your nurse will check your hand and/or foot often for circulation (blood flow). This pamphlet includes a list of questions to expect and information about what to do if you notice any changes in the colour, sensation, or movement of your hand and/or foot.

Common Medications after Cardiac Surgery

This pamphlet lists common medications that you may be prescribed after cardiac (heart) surgery.

Common Questions About Bariatric Surgery

This pamphlet answers common questions about bariatric surgery offered through Nova Scotia Health.