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he No. 1 complaint of many of our patients during post-opera-
tive calls? Constipation, either from the procedure itself or
from pain medications. To educate patients on constipation
relief, we created postcards for remedies. We hand out the post-
cards along with our post-operative instructions. The result —many
thanks and fewer questions for relief.
Linda Abbott
Chesapeake Surgery Center
POTTY TRAINING
Postcard for Post-Op Constipation
Li
nda
Abbott
PATIENT EDUCATION
Patients appreciate these
tips to ease their consti-
pation.
Salisbury, Md.
lindaabbott6@comcast.net
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