Surgery: What to Expect
Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| 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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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| 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 |
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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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