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+++ medical_student:hand [2025/04/11 15:09] (current) – [Team Members] haley.d
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 ===== Service Pearls =====
 ==== Team Members ====
-Attendings: Drs Mickey Gordon, Matthew Iorio, Kia Washington, Mark Greyson, Tim Irwin\\
+Attendings: Drs Matthew Iorio, Kia Washington, Mark Greyson, Tim Irwin\\
 PA: Claire Law, Ben Nigg, Emily Walwood\\
 Residents: This service is comprised of a Chief Resident and junior resident. There is no intern on this service. \\
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   * Washington: Mondays are split between UCH and CCNSC. Operative days off campus are covered by Amy.
-==== Procedures ====
+==== Consult Triage ====
-  * Dr. Washington does wide awake procedures in the Spine Center 2 every other Wednesday
+Hand Triage
-  * Expectations: resident/Amy consents, marks, and blocks the patients in Preop holding
-  * Nursing staff does discharge paperwork
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 ==== Hand Therapy ====
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   * Hand Therapy Guide{{ :medical_student:what_is_hand_therapy_-_resource_for_cu_residents_2.23.21.docx |}}
-===== Postoperative Discharge Instructions =====
-**Instructions for After Your Hand Surgery**
-  *The most important thing you can do to relieve discomfort and promote the healing of your wound is to keep your hand above the level of your heart at all times.  This helps reduce some of the swelling that occurs because of the surgery.  With the swelling decreased, you will have less throbbing pain.  It also improves conditions for more rapid healing of the wound.  You will need to keep your hand elevated above your heart for at least a week or until you return for your outpatient visit.
-  *In almost all cases, DO NOT use your hand for ANY activity.  This includes everything from brushing your teeth to feeding and dressing yourself.  Using your hand only worsens the swelling (which increases your pain and slows the healing process).  Unless you are specifically told to do something, you are expected **__not to use your hand at all__** until you return for evaluation during your outpatient visit.  You may be asked to wiggle your fingers after surgery, but this would NOT include performing any activity with your hand.
-  *Pain should be expected after your surgery.  How much pain a patient has varies from person to person and from procedure to procedure.  The important thing to remember is that pain is not helpful.  Experiencing pain will not improve the healing of your wound in any way.  Therefore, please take your pain medication as directed.  Take the medicine BEFORE it hurts a lot.  If you wait, the medication usually will not work very well.  Experiencing a lot of pain does not help the healing process.
-  *If you have a hard splint or cast, please keep it on your hand in place until your return for your outpatient visit.  If you want to take a shower, use a plastic bag (a newspaper bag seems to work quite well) to cover your splint/cast.  If you have a soft dressing, you may remove it after 5 days and begin washing the wound daily with water and placing a dressing to keep the wound clean.
-  *Occasionally patients are given antibiotics to take after surgery.  This does not happen very often, but if you are given such a medicine, please take all of them exactly as directed.
-  *In winter, when the weather is very cold, keep your hand covered to prevent it from getting cold.  This can be done by wrapping it additionally with a towel, sweater, coat or anything else that will protect it.//
-**Elevation of the hand at night**
-Elevating your hand at night is just as important as elevating it during the day.  As much as you can, try to keep your hand elevated above your heart.  The following pictures show one way that might work, but there are many other ways to do this (such as sleeping in a lounge chair with the hand elevated on pillows or blankets).  Use whatever works for you.
-{{:resident:623fb5aa-0569-4852-9497-b52f84d22c62.jpeg?400|}}//
-**Pain Control:**
-Elevate and apply ice to your forearm for relief of throbbing pain and swelling. You may move your fingers as the splint allows. For mild to moderate pain, alternate OTC NSAIDs and Tylenol every 3 hours as instructed below. For pain not relieved, you may take XX every 4-6 hours as needed for severe pain.
-  *8am: 500 mg Tylenol
-  *11am: 600 mg Ibuprofen
-  *2pm: 500 mg Tylenol
-  *5pm: 600 mg Ibuprofen
-  *8pm: 500 mg Tylenol//
-**When to Call your Doctor**
-If you experience any of the following, call your doctor:
-  *Severe or increasing pain.
-  *Cold, pale, or numb fingers.
-  *A fever over 101°F. for over 4 hours, redness of your incision, or a bad odor from your dressing.  All of these symptoms might indicate an infection.
-If you have any questions that concern you regarding your surgery or something that has happened since the surgery, do not hesitate to call.  If it is something that will keep you awake at night worrying about it, it is better to call even if it is after hours.  It might take a bit longer to get your questions answered after hours, but if it helps you to get a better night of sleep, you will benefit from the extra effort.  During regular hours, call the regular office number at 720-848-0485 and select the nurse option line.  One of the nurses will try to get back to you as soon as they possibly can.  After hours, call the main hospital at 720-848-0000 and ask for the resident on call for Hand Surgery.  Wait on the phone while the operator pages the doctor.//
-**Other important numbers**:
-  *Clinic appointments 720-848-0485
-  *Occupational Therapy 720-848-2000
-Prescriptions given: XX \\
-Next Appointment: XX
 ===== Postoperative Protocols =====