What happens post-operatively?
Dressing Clinic at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Mr Jeffers will arrange for you to be seen at the dressing clinic in out-patients and is ran by senior experience nurses who are expert in wounds and dressing. This takes place on a Wednesday morning running parallel to Mr Jeffers hand clinic. He is available to discuss with the nurse and patient as necessary.
You should ensure you have eaten breakfast and have taken painkillers, this is to avoid you fainting and being uncomfortable during the reduction of dressing.
Sutures are non-dissolvable and are usually taken out at 10 - 14 days by the clinic or on occasion your GP Practice Nurse. Some wounds take a little longer to heal and will require repeat dressings.
Dressing Clinic at The Yorkshire Clinic
Mr Jeffers will discuss with you your postop follow up, dressing changes and the need for physiotherapy. This will be arranged on discharge. It is planned that dressing clinics will run in parallel to Mr Jeffers outpatient clinics on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
Therapy
Most hand surgery cases require specialist hand therapy (for further information please click here). You will be referred to the department to see the hand physiotherapist, this usually occurs on the same day to within 2 weeks (Mr Jeffers will prioritise your rehabilitation). Specialist splints and casts will be fabricated by the Occupational Therapist and Plaster Room respectively.
Follow up with Mr Jeffers
This will have been organised on the day of operation and Mr Jeffers will be kept aware of your progress by the Nurses and Therapists. If there are any problems or concerns Mr Jeffers will be notified and arrangements for urgent review made if it is necessary.
Mr Jeffers will arrange for you to be seen at the dressing clinic in out-patients and is ran by senior experience nurses who are expert in wounds and dressing. This takes place on a Wednesday morning running parallel to Mr Jeffers hand clinic. He is available to discuss with the nurse and patient as necessary.
You should ensure you have eaten breakfast and have taken painkillers, this is to avoid you fainting and being uncomfortable during the reduction of dressing.
Sutures are non-dissolvable and are usually taken out at 10 - 14 days by the clinic or on occasion your GP Practice Nurse. Some wounds take a little longer to heal and will require repeat dressings.
Dressing Clinic at The Yorkshire Clinic
Mr Jeffers will discuss with you your postop follow up, dressing changes and the need for physiotherapy. This will be arranged on discharge. It is planned that dressing clinics will run in parallel to Mr Jeffers outpatient clinics on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
Therapy
Most hand surgery cases require specialist hand therapy (for further information please click here). You will be referred to the department to see the hand physiotherapist, this usually occurs on the same day to within 2 weeks (Mr Jeffers will prioritise your rehabilitation). Specialist splints and casts will be fabricated by the Occupational Therapist and Plaster Room respectively.
Follow up with Mr Jeffers
This will have been organised on the day of operation and Mr Jeffers will be kept aware of your progress by the Nurses and Therapists. If there are any problems or concerns Mr Jeffers will be notified and arrangements for urgent review made if it is necessary.
