title: Perioperative care of ear, nose and throat patients.
abstract: It is established practice at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital to provide a pre-operative visiting service for all patients with the exception of Day Patients. All patients are invited to visit the reception/recovery wards for a pre-admission discussion held each Sunday afternoon. Our aims are to prepare the patient psychologically and, where possible, to allay fears for the surgery they will undergo.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armitage
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care