Post-operative Instructions:

This information may be of use, but should not be considered medical advice unless specifically directed by your doctor.

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Instructions - After Surgery

Alphabetically by procedure:

Abscess drained through an incision • Form “PO-S”
Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) • Form “PO-W”
Ear tube placed in the clinic post-operative • Form “PO-A”
Ear tube placed in the O.R. post-operative • Form “PO-B”
Endoscopy post-operative • Form “PO-C” - includes laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, panendoscopy
Eyelid surgery • Form “PO-U”
Frenulectomy • Form “PO-V”
Inspire implant surgery post-operative • Form “PO-D”
Low iodine diet • Form “PO-Q”
Myringoplasty/Tympanoplasty • Form “PO-R”
Neck-face surgery post-operative • Form “PO-E”
Nose surgery (internal + external) post-operative • Form “PO-F” - includes rhinoplasty, nasal valve surgery with sinus surgery, septoplasty, or turbinate reduction
Nose surgery (internal) post-operative • Form “PO-G” - includes sinus surgery, septoplasty, turbinate reduction, nasal endoscopy ± cautery
Oral cavity surgery post-operative • Form “PO-AB”
Osia implant surgery post-operative • Form “PO-H”
Parathyroid surgery post-operative • Form “PO-I”
Parotid surgery post-operative • Form “PO-J”
Skin surgery post-operative • Form “PO-K”
Subglottic/Tracheal Stenosis Dilation • Form “PO-Z”
Surgery general post-operative • Form “PO-L”
Thyroid surgery post-operative • Form “PO-P”
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy and ear tubes postoperative • Form “PO-M”
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy/ & related • Form “PO-N” - includes uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), lingual tonsillectomy, and transoral drainage of abscess
Tracheostomy post-operative • Form “PO-AC”
Zenker’s Endoscopic Diverticulostomy • Form “PO-X”
Zenker’s Diverticulum-Open Repair • Form “PO-Y”

Alphabetically by Form Name:

Ear tube placed in the clinic post-operative • Form “PO-A”
Oral cavity surgery post-operative • Form “PO-AB”
Tracheostomy post-operative • Form “PO-AC”
Ear tube placed in the O.R. post-operative • Form “PO-B”
Endoscopy post-operative • Form “PO-C” - includes nasal endoscopy, laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, panendoscopy
Inspire implant surgery post-operative • Form “PO-D”
Neck-face surgery post-operative • Form “PO-E”
Nose surgery (internal + external) post-operative • Form “PO-F” - includes rhinoplasty, nasal valve surgery with sinus surgery, septoplasty, or turbinate reduction
Nose surgery (internal) post-operative • Form “PO-G” - includes sinus surgery, septoplasty, turbinate reduction, nasal endoscopy ± cautery
Osia implant surgery post-operative • Form “PO-H”
Parathyroid surgery post-operative • Form “PO-I”
Parotid surgery post-operative • Form “PO-J”
Skin surgery post-operative • Form “PO-K”
Surgery general post-operative • Form “PO-L”
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy and ear tubes postoperative • Form “PO-M”
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy/ & related • Form “PO-N” - includes uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), lingual tonsillectomy, and transoral drainage of abscess
Thyroid surgery post-operative • Form “PO-P”
Low iodine diet • Form “PO-Q”
Myringoplasty/Tympanoplasty • Form “PO-R”
Abscess drained through an incision • Form “PO-S”
Eyelid surgery • Form “PO-U”
Frenulectomy • Form “PO-V”
Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) • Form “PO-W”
Zenker’s Endoscopic Diverticulostomy • Form “PO-X”
Zenker’s Diverticulum-Open Repair • Form “PO-Y”
Subglottic/Tracheal Stenosis Dilation • Form “PO-Z”

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