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Your Surgery: How to Prepare

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Watch this to know how you can prepare at home before surgery.

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Pre-Surgery Checklist

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You are scheduled to have surgery. The health care staff will try to make your stay comfortable. Use the guidelines below to remind yourself what to do before surgery.

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CHG (Chlorhexidine Gluconate) Body Wash Before Surgery

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Before your scheduled surgery, your surgical team may advise you to wash your body using a CHG skin cleanser. This helps reduce your risk for a surgical site infection.

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Related Learning

  • Your Surgery: At the Hospital
  • Preventing Infections After Surgery

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1100 W. Stewart Ave.
Orange, CA 92868
(714) 771-8000
www.providence.org/stjoseph

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