SURGICAL PATIENTS
PRIOR TO YOUR SURGERY DATE
Dr. Alex Brooks-Hill and Dr. Sally Clark perform urgent and elective surgeries at Squamish General Hospital. Once you have consented to surgery with our Surgeons you will be added to our waitlist and we will contact you as soon as we have a date available for you. You will be contacted by us the day before to confirm what time to arrive at the Hospital. Generally, you will check in at the admitting desk 2 hours prior to your scheduled surgery time.
When you have been scheduled for elective surgery, ten days prior to your surgery stop taking any anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or supplements including Vitamin E, ginger, ginseng, turmeric or gingko biloba. If you are unsure if you are on any of these products, please contact our office for reference. Commonly used drugs include, but are not limited to: Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Robaxacet, Celebrex, Naproxen, brand name Bayer products, aspirin, Cold-Fx. These products cause your blood to thin and make it difficult to see during surgery.
There are many products that have anti-inflammatory properties please call our office at (604) 905-4075 if you have any questions about the type of products included on the list.
For further information please download the pre-op information sheet here:
PAIN MEDICATION MANAGEMENT WEBINAR
We ask that patients watch the following pain medication management webinar prior to Surgery.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Smoking increases infection risk and delays both wound and bone healing. Many procedures should not be performed if you are a smoker. Click here for smoking cessation support.
POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS
Call the Sea to Sky Orthopaedics office immediately at (604) 905-4075 if you develop any of the following:
fever greater than 38 degrees Celsius
severe continuous, uncontrollable pain
continuous bleeding
continued, severe swelling in the limb that underwent surgery
inability to urinate
If you do not speak to someone directly please leave a message and go immediately to the nearest emergency facility that is open:
Squamish General Hospital Emergency Department
Whistler Health Care Centre (WHCC) - If between 10pm and 8am, call (604) 932-4911 to speak to the answering service and they will page the doctor on call BEFORE you go to the Whistler Healthcare Center
Pemberton Health Care Centre
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POST-OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
The below documents relate to your post-operative care. Please review these and contact our office with any questions. You should also bring a copy or send the link to your physiotherapist:
GENERAL
PHYSICIAN RESOURCES
CONTACT US
Sea to Sky Orthopaedics offices are located in Whistler and Squamish, bringing orthopaedic care to the Sea to Sky Corridor. For more information please contact us.