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Patient Resources

• Preparation for Surgery and Recovery (Brochure)   
• Since You're Having Surgery  (Handout)   
• Smoking and Tobacco Cessation Brochure  
  One activity that you, as a patient, can do to improve your chances of doing well with surgery is to quit smoking.  Chemicals within cigarette and cigar products constrict (sqeeze smaller) blood vessels in the heart and may even lead to a heart attack.  Stopping smoking before your surgery will improve your health – even if you have smoked for many years.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
  As a patient you might have questions about other anesthesia-related parts of your upcoming surgery.  Information at this link may answer many of those questions.