Are you facing surgery? You are not alone. Thousands of Australians have surgery each year. Most operations are not emergencies. This means you have time to ask your surgeon questions about the operation and time to decide whether to have it, and if so, when and where.

To assist you in this decision process, the following information sheet has been put together. Please read this sheet before you agree to your operation.

This information is available for downloading and printing in pdf format. Please note you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this document. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, go to 'Help' for instructions on how to download and install this software.

There is also a 8 minute video entitled "Be Informed - 12 Important Questions to Ask About Your Surgery" which can be downloaded and viewed with Windows Media Player. Two versions of this video have been included - one for 56k (slower connections) and 300k (for faster connections).

Information Sheet (Adobe Acrobat PDF Format)

Be Informed - 12 Questions to Ask About Your Surgery - File Size: 167k

Be Informed - 12 Questions to Ask About Your Child's Surgery - File Size: 149k

"Be Informed" (Windows Media Video)

56k (for slower connections) - File Size: 1.9MB

300k (for faster connections) - File Size: 19.2MB

This page last updated: 14 February, 2005
Last Reviewed: February, 2005