Surgery (General Information)

Overview

MUHC Patient Education Office

• Surgery Patient Guides
• What Is Surgery? (Interactive Module)
• A Guide to Preparing for Surgery — Glen Site
• A Guide to Preparing for Surgery — Lachine Hospital
• A Guide to Surgery — Montreal General Hospital
• A Step-By-Step Guide To Preparing for Your Operation
• What to Drink Before Surgery — Glen Site (bilingual PDF)

McGill University Peri Operative Program (POP)

• Prehabiliation Patient Information

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (United States)

• Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery

American College of Surgeons

• Prepare for Your Operation
• 10 Questions to Ask before Having an Operation

HealthLink BC

• Surgery: What to Expect
• Surgery: Question to Ask the Doctor
• Decision Points about Surgery

Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (Germany)

• Surgery

JAMA Patient Pages (United States)

• Surgical Decision Making for Older Adults
• What to Ask Your Surgeon Before an Operation

Medline Plus (United States)

• Surgery and Rehabilitation Topic List
• Surgery Health Topic
• Getting Yourself Healthy before Surgery
• Tests and Visits before Surgery
• The Day of Your Surgery — Adult

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Surgery
• Preparing for the Day of Surgery

Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom)

• Preparing for Surgery — Fitter Better Sooner

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Pain Control After Surgery: Pain Medicines
• Caring for Your Incision After Surgery

JAMA Patient Pages (United States)

• Planning to Return Home After Surgery

Medline Plus (United States)

• After Surgery Health Topic
• Deep Breathing after Surgery
• Postsurgical Pain Treatment in Adults
• Your Hospital Care After Surgery (Bilingual PDF)

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• After Surgery

Related Topics

• Pain
• Rehabilitation

You may also consult our resources in French or our list of general health sites.