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Surgery patient information leaflets

This page lists leaflets produced or used by our department. Each leaflet is reviewed at least every three years to make sure it is kept up to date

Preparing your skin before surgery using chlorhexidine gluconate 2% cloths

Description
This leaflet aims to answer your questions about how to prepare your skin before surgery. The purpose of preparing your skin before surgery is to ensure that your skin is thoroughly cleansed to reduce the amount of bacteria that is normally found on the skin. This will reduce the risk of you developing an infection.

Rectal washouts

Description
This leaflet aims to teach parents how to perform rectal washouts safely on their baby at home. It explains the reasons for the treatment, the equipment involved, how to do the procedure, and how to deal with any potential problems, including who to contact and contact numbers.

Removal of accessory digits in babies under LA

Description
This leaflet explains about additional little finger(s) or toe(s) and how they are corrected.

Routine pregnancy tests before a planned operation/procedure

Description
This leaflet answers your questions about having a routine pregnancy test before your operation/procedure. It explains why itis necessary for all female patients who are 12 years old and above.

Safeguarding children

Description
Information about the children's safeguarding processes at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Stoma care – your child and their stoma

Description
The aim of this information sheet is to answer some of the questions you may have about your child's stoma.

Ultrasound - your child's ultrasound

Description
This information sheet is to help answer some of the questions you may have about your child having an ultrasound scan.

Water-soluble contrast enema

Description
This leaflet will answer some of your questions about your child having a water-soluble contrast enema.

Water-soluble follow-through examination

Description
This leaflet will answer some of your questions about your child having a water-soluble follow-through examination.

Water-soluble swallow/meal examination

Description
This leaflet will answer some of your questions about your child having a water-soluble swallow/meal examination.
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More patient information leaflets

For an A-Z list of all our patient information leaflets, please see the parents and visitors section.