Post Urology Procedures
Post Urology Procedures
Patient Information
Surgical Admissions Lounge (SAL)
- Author ID: JL
- Leaflet Ref: Urol 030
- Version: 1
- Leaflet title: Post Urology Procedures
- Date Produced: March 2024
- Expiry Date: March 2026
Information for patients following discharge home from Surgical Admissions Lounge following your Urology procedure.
What you should do if you have concerns and if you experience problems following your procedure. For example.
- Uncontrolled pain that is getting worse
- High/low temperature, fever, shivering
- Suspected sepsis (a life-threatening reaction to an infection)
- Have not passed urine for more than 4 hours and have pain/distended abdomen.
Our WWL Trust and Bolton Trust share Urology emergency patients. The Urology Consultants at both Trusts have a weekly rotational on-call system. Should you experience any of the above problems between discharge today and 6am Monday morning, you will need to attend.
| Wigan A&E Department | |
| Bolton A&E Department |
From 6am Monday morning, please visit the alternate A&E dept.
It is important that if you need to attend A&E due to your urological procedure that you take your discharge letter with you, as they may not have access to the records from your attendance today.
However, any problems unrelated to urology, for example.
- chest pain
- sudden shortness of breath
- Stroke symptoms ‘Facial droop, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties, Time’
Attend your nearest A&E promptly.
If unsure, always contact NHS 111 or GP
Any other concerns during usual working hours, please contact the Richmond Unit at Leigh on 01942 264956 or SAL on 01942 822934