Why we need to fast for general anaesthesia

Dr Nathalie Courtois explains how local and regional anaesthesia work for awake surgery. She explains what you should expect from your procedure under local or regional anaesthesia,

In this video, Dr Joseph Shalhoub outlines the healthcare providers that can help you manage your surgical wounds and support you along your recovery journey.

Filmed on 09/12/2016 MA, 53 years old female, suffering from obesity. Her medical background covers high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus. She could not sustain a weight loss achieved with diets and tablets. She was offered a laparoscopic (keyhole surgery) gastric bypass. Before the procedure underwent a mandatory psychiatric assessment. She recovered well from the procedure. Started losing weight in a steady fashion and her mobility improved as well since the procedure.

Having surgery is a life-changing experience, support is essential in every step of the process. Dr Joseph Shalhoub discusses the support you can get in your community to help with your surgical wound healing.

Surgical wound healing is an on-going process that continues after patients being discharged. In this video, Dr Jaffer highlights the signs and factors that patients need to be aware of during the wound healing process, and the symptoms to look out for that may suggest an urgent visit to A&E.

Surgical wounds are unavoidable for patients needing an operation to help cure their illness. The invention of less invasive surgical procedures such as key-hole surgery allow treatments with minimum surgical wounds. In this video, Dr Jaffer explains why in some cases, surgical wounds are still necessary for the benefit of the patient.