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Surgery is an operation to investigate or treat a disease or injury. Ask your surgeon to explain what you can expect and any risks involved. Take time to understand the information when deciding about surgery.
For consumer friendly overview of over 170 common surgical and related medical procedures, visit our surgical brochures page. These brochures include information on benefits, complications and recovery. An A-Z listing of all the brochures is also available.
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Topic: Introduction to surgery
Surgery
Ask your doctor or surgeon about the benefits, risks and possible side effects of surgery.
Day surgery and anaesthesia
Day surgery is completed in one day, sp the person doesn’t have to stay in hospital overnight.
Elective surgery
This article provides a link to an external website that has more information about this program or topic.
General anaesthetics
An anaesthetic is a drug or agent that produces a complete or partial loss of feeling.
See also Surgical brochures - General surgery
See also Surgical brochures - Anaesthetic
