Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
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Obtain Laboratory Tests<br />
When you are scheduled for surgery you will get a laboratory-testing order sheet from your<br />
surgeon. Your case manager may also ask for some testing.<br />
Have your testing done at a lab approved by your insurance company 7-10 days before your<br />
surgery or within 30 days of your surgery. Have the results faxed to the Center for Advanced<br />
Joint <strong>Replacement</strong> at 302-428-4644. Call 302-428-2460, if you have any questions.<br />
Pre-Admission testing is available at <strong>Christiana</strong> <strong>Care</strong>. Testing areas are located at both<br />
Wilmington and <strong>Christiana</strong> Hospitals and are open 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday<br />
and 8 – 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays. No appointment is needed.<br />
Lab Services at Wilmington Hospital Lab Services at <strong>Christiana</strong> Hospital Campus<br />
501 West 14th Street, <strong>Christiana</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Medical Arts Pavilion 1, Suite 100<br />
Wilmington, DE 19801 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19713<br />
302-428-6801 302-733-6244<br />
Decide Whether to Donate Your Blood (FYI section)<br />
You may wish to donate your own blood, please discuss your options with the surgeon.<br />
Review “About Blood Transfusions” in the FYI section of your notebook.<br />
Choose Your Coach<br />
Your Coach is someone (family or friend) who will be able to share in some of your physical<br />
therapy sessions, help you plan what happens when you go home and be a companion in<br />
your home when you go home to help with your needs. The Center for Advanced Joint<br />
<strong>Replacement</strong> welcomes coaches’ participation in all of your recovery to make sure you move<br />
smoothly home after your surgery.<br />
Review “What is an Advance Directive” (FYI section)<br />
The law requires that everyone being admitted to a medical facility have the chance to tell us<br />
how future decisions about their medical care should be decided (advance directives). Please<br />
refer to the FYI section of notebook for further information. Although you are not required to<br />
make an advance directive, you may if you wish. If you have advance directives, e.g. living<br />
will, please bring copies with you to the hospital on the day of your surgery.<br />
Schedule Physical Therapy Evaluation<br />
Many patients with arthritis favor their painful joint and become weaker. This delays your<br />
recovery. To help, it is important that you begin an exercise program before your surgery.<br />
We will contact you to schedule a pre-operative evaluation with one of our physical<br />
therapists. Please bring this notebook to your evaluation.<br />
A section in this notebook has some of exercises that your surgeon or physical therapist may<br />
recommend.<br />
Register For Joint <strong>Replacement</strong> Infor mation Class<br />
A special class is held weekly for patients scheduled for joint surgery. We will schedule this<br />
class with you before your surgery. You only need to attend one class. Members of our team<br />
will be there to answer your questions. It is strongly suggested that you bring your coach<br />
with you to class.