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 guide will help you learn how to care for your child safely after a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy.
This guide will answer many of your questions about the liver transplant process. Topics include: in the hospital, monitoring, possible complications, planning for discharge, follow-up care, taking care of yourself, and the self-medication program. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect after your retina surgery. Topics include anesthetic, managing pain, medication and eye drops, activity, and what to expect after surgery. This pamphlet is also available in French.
A suprapubic tube (often called an SP tube or a suprapubic catheter) is a soft, flexible tube placed through the skin in your lower abdomen (stomach area) into your bladder. It drains urine from your bladder into a bag outside your body.
This pamphlet explains how to care for your incision (cut), manage your pain, and position your bed to help lower swelling. It also includes information about activity, eating, and symptoms that need medical attention. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to do after having urological surgery at Dartmouth General Hospital. Topics include eating and drinking, using the washroom, activity after surgery, driving, sex, and managing pain.
This pamphlet will help you learn what to expect after you have wired jaw surgery. Topics include wires and wire cutters, comfort and pain management, nausea and vomiting, eating and drinking, mouth care, smoking, what to do when you go home, and what to do in emergency situations.
Ce document fournit des conseils pour la période suivant votre opération ou votre dilatation. Il explique les recommandations alimentaires, le régime semi-liquide, le régime à base de purée et le régime alimentaire à consistance molle pour l'œsophage. This pamphlet is also available in English, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese.
L’analgésie épidurale est une façon de vous administrer un médicament antidouleur après une opération. Le dépliant explique pourquoi vous pourriez avoir besoin d’une épidurale, indique si la douleur persistera avec l’analgésie épidurale et précise les effets secondaires possibles. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Cette publication fournit de l’information sur ce à quoi s’attendre après une opération d’extraction des dents. On y traite de la douleur, du contrôle des saignements et de l’enflure, de l’hygiène, de l’alimentation et de l’hydratation, de l’infection, etc. This pamphlet is also available in English.