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Going Home after your Surgical Hospital Stay

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What is a Discharge Plan?

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Learn the importance of receiving and understanding the instructions you should follow after you leave the hospital.

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Incision and Wound Care

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Learn these guidelines to care for your surgical site or wound.

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Preventing DVT After Hospital Discharge

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Watch what you can do to help prevent deep vein thrombosis while you recover at home.

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Step-by-Step: Changing a Surgical Wound Dressing

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Here are the steps for changing a surgical wound dressing.

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Returning to Activity

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See how the activity guidelines in your discharge plan can improve your recovery.

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Preventing Infections at Home

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Watch this video to learn simple strategies to help prevent the spread of germs and infection during your at-home recovery.

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  • Going Home after Ambulatory Surgery
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Stony Brook, NY 11794
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