Surgery: What to ExpectSurgery: What to ExpectOther Places To Get HelpOrganizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Surgery Information | | 540 Gaither Road | | Suite 2000 | | Rockville, MD 20850 | | Phone: | (301) 427-1364
| | Web Address: | www.ahrq.gov/consumer/surgery/surgery.htm#Contents | | | |
This Web site has information for patients who are facing surgery. It helps patients and caregivers learn more about what types of questions to ask the primary care doctor and surgeon before surgery.
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| | American Society of Anesthesiologists
(ASA) | | 520 N. Northwest Highway | | Park Ridge, IL 60068 | | Phone: | (847) 825-5586 | | Fax: | (847) 825-1692 | | Email: | communications@asahq.org | | Web Address: | www.asahq.org | | | The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is a group of physicians who develop the medical standards of anesthesiology and seek to improve
patient care. The ASA website has information about pain relief, anesthesia during a procedure, and more. |
| | KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and
Teens | | 10140 Centurion Parkway | | Jacksonville, FL 32256 | | Phone: | (904) 697-4100 | | Fax: | (904) 697-4220 | | Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org | | | This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It
has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and
diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website
offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing
age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can
sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest. |
| | National Institute on Aging: Surgery | | P.O. Box 8057 | | Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057 | | | | Phone: | 1-800-222-2225 Information Center
| | TDD: | 1-800-222-4225 | | Web Address: | www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/surgery.htm | | | The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is one of the centers of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. This Web site has information about planning and paying for surgery.
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Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Michel M. Murr, MD - General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery Last Updated: November 5, 2012 |
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