To Schedule An Appointment
Call 604.875.5388
Patient Guides are articles and brochures that are in PDF format. Click on any of the items listed below to learn more.
This section is developed in the hope of providing advice and information for patients wishing to navigate their illness experiences. Please integrate information gathered here in the context of information already provided for you by your thoracic surgeon.
Patient Guides // Vancouver
Pre-op Tests //
Click the PDF icon next to each title to open it.
Barium swallow VCH
CT chest VCH
Lung biopsy VCH
PFT patient prep VCH
Pre-op Information //
Click the PDF icon next to each title to open it.
Patient Guide to Lung Cancer
Bronchoscopy prep VCH
Bronchoscopy prep VCH
Esophagectomy pre & postop
PleurX VCH
Microcoil surgery VCH
Post-op Information //
Click the PDF icon next to each title to open it.
Bronchoscopy Disharge VCH
Chest surgery postop VCH
Esophagectomy pre & postop VCH
Lung transplant postop VCH
Pneumostat discharge VCH
PleurX VCH
Sternotomy excercises
Sternotomy excercises VCH
Tracheostomy postop VCH