Having a Hip Replacement - Part One: Preparation and Surgery

Since the production of these videos we have streamlined our hip surgery discharge process and patient pathway, discharge times are now typically within 24 hours of the procedure being completed
This video guides you through the process of having a hip replacement operation.
It was produced in collaboration with the clinical team at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC), part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and kindly supported by the NOC League of Friends.
1. The purpose of the procedure
2. Attending the pre-assessment clinic
3. Preparing for admission to hospital
4. Preparing for discharge from hospital
5. Taking your medication in hospital
6. Arriving at Theatre Direct Admissions (TDA)
7. Meeting the team in TDA and consenting
8. Having an anaesthetic
9. What the procedure involves
10. How it is carried out
11. The risks associated with the procedure
12. What happens in recovery and High Dependency Unit (HDU)
13. Waking up in Recovery
14. Contacting your relatives
Information about the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre:
www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/noc
Information about the League of Friends:
www.ouh.nhs.uk/get-involved/l...
Further information including patient leaflet library:
www.ouh.nhs.uk/hipandknee/
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