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Pre-assessment
In cases of planned surgery, we will organise a check-up for you before your operation, to ensure that you are fit to undergo the anaesthetic and the surgical procedure. This may include chest x-rays, ECGs, blood tests and other investigations as required. We will also be able to organise the required investigations while you are admitted as an inpatient.
Consent
During your consultations, you will be explained your operation in details, including the risks and benefits associated with it. On the day of the surgery (occasionally on the day before, in case of inpatients), you will once again be explained the procedure and asked to sign a consent form agreeing to the surgery. Please feel free to ask all questions and clarify any doubts you have about the operation before or during the consenting process.
Admission
In most cases of planned surgery, you will be admitted on the day of the operation, unless there are issues that need to be dealt with, on an inpatient basis, prior to the surgery; for example, dealing with your coagulation if you are on heparin.
We perform a large number of day case procedures, where you are admitted and discharged on the same day of the surgery, provided you are fit for this and your home and personal circumstances allow for this to happen. Otherwise, we can organise overnight stay in these situations. Most of our soft tissue knee surgeries are performed as day case procedures.
You will be provided clear instructions regarding the time and location to attend and also regarding timing for your last solid meal and fluids. We usually require patients to fast at least 6 hours prior to any surgery but they are allowed to drink water up to 2 hours before surgery.
For the more complex cases, it may be suitable for some patients to stay as inpatient in the wards for a necessary period after surgery, including monitoring in a high dependency unit, for patients that require this.
“I have had partial knee replacement surgery with Professor Rajarshi Bhattacharya. The whole experience was excellent, from the initial consultation to pre- and post-operative care. I was impressed by Prof Bhattacharya's expertise, professionalism, caring manner, kindness, capacity to explain the procedure and aftercare in detail and with clarity. I felt I was in very capable hands throughout the whole process and would recommend him without reservation. ”
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“Doctor Bhattacharya is competent and caring. He is an experienced practitioner that operated my knee, doing a meniscectomy and repairing part of the meniscus. His analysis before the surgery was thorough, and the follow-ups were very careful as well. I highly recommend him. ”
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“Excellent - exceeded expectations! ”
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“Dr Bhattacharya provided a very succinct description of my injury & the surgery that will be taken in order to repair my ACL. He has also provided all the necessary information about medications required and time periods before certain activities can be resumed. ”
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“Mr Bhattachayrya is a renowned world-class surgeon, and my experience of his care endorses that fact. I like him, thought he did a great job, and while I hope never to see him ever again, not medically anyway, I can only applaud. ”
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We help you live your life in full motion.
We offer total as well as partial knee replacements to patients, depending on their symptoms and levels of activity.
We routinely undertake routine and complex ligament reconstructions of the knee.
A large proportion of our soft tissue knee surgery is performed using a minimally invasive technique called arthroscopy.
Cleveland Clinic London Outpatient Centre, 24 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LU
