This information is selected specifically for patients participating in clinical research protocols at the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. It is not necessarily applicable to individuals who are patients elsewhere. If you have questions about the information presented here, talk to a member of your health care team.

Esta información fue seleccionada específicamente para los pacientes que participan en los protocolos de investigación clínica en el Centro Clínico en los Institutos Nacionales de Salud. No es necesariamente aplicable a los pacientes en alguna otra parte. Si tiene alguna pregunta acerca de la información que se presenta aquí, hable con un miembro de su equipo de atención médica.

Pre-operative/Pre-procedure Instructions:

• Adult (in English) (59 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Child (in English) (40 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Preparing for Outpatient Surgery (in English) (692 KB) (in Spanish) (59 KB)

After Your...

• Biopsy (in English) (104 KB) (in Spanish) (63 KB)

• Bone Marrow Biopsy (in English) (37 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Breast Biopsy (in English) (112 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Bronchoscopy/Laryngoscopy/Esophagoscopy (in English) (119 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Cardiac Catheterization Test (in English) (166 KB) (in Spanish) (113 KB)

• Catheter-Based Treatment (in English) (182 KB) (in Spanish) (108 KB)

• Colonoscopy (in English) (37 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Dialysis Access Procedure (in English) (137 KB)

• Drain Insertion (in English) (46 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Endoscopy (in English) (39 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Eye Procedure (in English) (45 KB) (in Spanish) (308 KB)

• Eye Surgery (in English) (52 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Gynecologic Procedure (in English) (123 KB) (in Spanish) (69 KB)

• Interscalene Block (in English) (49 KB) (in Spanish) (48 KB)

• Kidney Biopsy (in English) (40 KB) (in Spanish) (24 KB)

• Montgomery Tube/Tracheostomy Placement (in English) (44 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Muscle/Nerve Biopsy (in English) (653 KB) (in Spanish) (28 KB)

• Oral Surgery: Sinus Precautions (in English) (42 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Periodontal Surgery (in English) (115 KB)

• Port-a-Cath insertion, removal, answers to questions about the device

  • Insertion (in English) (146 KB)

  • Removal (in English) (135 KB)

  • General Information (in English) (122 KB)

• Prostate Biopsy (in English) (38 KB)

• Septoplasty (in English) (37 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Strabismus Surgery (for adults) (in English) (70 KB) (in Spanish) (48 KB)

• Strabismus Surgery (for children) (in English) (46 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

• Tenkhoff Catheter Insertion (in English) (43 KB) (in Spanish) (47 KB)

• Tenkhoff Catheter Removal (in English) (43 KB) (in Spanish) (47 KB)

• Urological Surgery: cystoscopy, ureteral stent insertion/removal, bladder/prostate biopsy (in English) (38 KB) (in Spanish) (47 KB)

Postoperative procedure/anesthesia Instructions:

• Adult (in English) (42 KB) (in Spanish) (22 KB)

• Child (in English) (47 KB) (in Spanish) (23 KB)

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