Surgery information for patients
St George Hospital provides a multidisciplinary team of experts to guide, support and care for patients through both the elective and emergency surgical journeys.
Resources
Getting Ready for Surgery
- Hospital in the Home (HiTH) Pre-Operative Surgical Care
- "Fit for Surgery" (surgical preparation video)
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (videos)
- Quit smoking before surgery
- Patients' Guide to Anaesthesia
- What is an anaesthetic?
- Eating and drinking before surgery
Pain Relief Following Surgery
- Adjuvant Pain Medicines
- Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
- Pain relieving medication
- Epidural Pain Relief - Patient Discharge Advice
Managing Catheters and Drains at Home
What to Expect After Surgery
- Hospital in the Home (HiTH) Post Operative Surgical Care
- What to expect after Spinal surgery
- Neck Collar: Application & Care, Sitting Position
- Neck Collar: Application & Care, Lying Position with Head-Hold
- Neck Collar: Application & Care, Lying Position without Head-Hold
- Physiotherapy after Surgery
- Safety advice following anesthesia
Accessing medical care after discharge
Walking After Surgery:
- Walking after surgery - English
- Walking after surgery - Arabic
- Walking after surgery - Bengali
- Walking after surgery - Chinese Simplified
- Walking after surgery - Chinese Traditional
- Walking after surgery - Greek
- Walking after surgery - Italian
- Walking after surgery - Macedonian
- Walking after surgery - Nepali
- Walking after surgery - Russian
- Walking after surgery - Spanish