BEFORE DISCHARGE:
When you are discharged from outpatient surgery, you will be given the following documents (if necessary):
- A prescription for pain relief medication and wound care as required
- A prescription for receiving care at home, if necessary
- Medical leave from work, if necessary
- The date for a post-operative follow-up appointment
CONDITIONS FOR RETURNING HOME ARE:
Please do not drive.
Means of transport: preferably in a private car, and you must be accompanied by an adult.
Presence of someone to help you at home over the first night.
THE FIRST 24 HOURS FOLLOWING THE OPERATION:
- Do not smoke immediately after sedation or an anaesthetic
- Do not drive a vehicle or use dangerous tools or machines
- Rest, do not exert yourself
- Do not consume any alcohol or sedatives
- Do not make any decisions or commitments which may incur your own responsability
Essential skills for being discharged:
- Identification of warning signs that require contact with the doctor
- Treatment and monitoring of pain-relief medication
- Conditions for resuming personal treatments, particularly in case of anti-coagulant treatment
THE FOLLOW-UP
- The nurse will telephone you at home on the day after your operation to get a report on your first night
- You have an appointment at the outpatient clinic or with
- your doctor the day after your operation
- No call
The healthcare staff is available to answer any questions you may have or clarify any points about which you may be unsure.
If you have the slightest health-related problem, please call:
Before 6pm:
The outpatient surgery unit:
Adagio Tel:
+352 2862 6758 +352 2862 6759
Between 6pm and 7am, weekends and public holidays:
The medical specialty unit:
0 Unit 2A : plastic surgery, ENT, maxillofacial surgery,
dentistry Tel : 2862 6210
0 Unit 3A : visceral surgery, general surgery, urological
surgery
Tel : 2862 6310
0 Unit 3B : vascular surgery
Tel : 2862 6320
0 Unit 4A : hand surgery, trauma surgery, ophthalmic
surgery
Tel : 2862 6410
0 Unit 5A : orthopaedic surgery
Tel : 2862 6510