Notice: Inpatient bedside phones are being phased out at Nova Scotia Health facilities beginning May 31. Please bring a personal device and charging equipment for your hospital stay.
This pamphlet explains why an aneurysm happens, who is at risk, how it is diagnosed, why it is life-threatening, and how it is treated. This pamphlet is also available in French.
Votre prestataire de soins de santé vous a expliqué pourquoi votre œil ou le contenu de votre œil doit être retiré. Ce dépliant explique ce qui se passera avant et après l’opération, y compris le port d'un pansement, les médicaments, les soins à domicile et les émotions que vous pourriez ressentir. This pamphlet is also available in English.
An adenoidectomy is surgery to take out your adenoids. The adenoids are like tonsils, but they are at the back of your nose. This pamphlet explains what will happen before and after surgery, care at home, what to do if you have bleeding, and follow-up care. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect after you have a partial kidney removal (partial nephrectomy). Topics include why you need this surgery, what happens after surgery, activity, medications, caring for your incision, eating and drinking, and follow-up care.
This pamphlet explains what to expect after you have a renal mass ablation. This is a procedure used to treat small kidney tumours. Topics include why you need this surgery, what happens during and after surgery, activity, medications, caring for your incision, symptoms to watch for, and follow-up care.
Ce document explique ce que vous devez faire avant et après une amygdalectomie ou une adénoïdectomie en chirurgie ambulatoire. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Ce document explique ce qui peut causer un anévrisme, quelles sont les personnes à risque, comment un anévrisme est diagnostiqué, pourquoi il peut être mortel et comment il peut être traité. This pamphlet is also available in English.
L'angioplastie des artères de jambe (également appelée intervention par ballonnet) est une intervention destinée à ouvrir les artères rétrécies de votre jambe. Le présent dépliant explique pourquoi vous avez besoin de cette intervention, les étapes de l’intervention, ce qu’est une endoprothèse (un « stent »), les risques de l’angioplastie, les façons de se préparer à l’intervention.
Angioplasty of the leg is done to open narrowed arteries in your leg. This pamphlet explains why you need this procedure, steps of the procedure, what a stent is, risks, how to prepare for surgery, and what recovery will be like after surgery. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what your appendix is, what will happen after your surgery, where your incisions will be, when you can shower/bathe, and when you can return to various activities. This pamphlet is also available in French.