General Surgery

Contact Information

  • Phone: page Surgical Registrar via Switchboard on 9346 8000
  • Fax: 9346 8008

OPH provides the following general surgical procedures for patients at low anaesthetic risk:

  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • hernias
  • scrotal surgery
  • haemorrhoids
  • carpal tunnel surgery
  • minor surgical procedures.

Please contact the Surgical Registrar to discuss questions about suitability of patients.

We welcome referrals from GPs. Please include patient demographic (name, address, telephone) and clinical details (medical history, medication and drug reactions).

Please ensure that there are no exclusion criteria:

  • Severe obesity (BMI >40)
  • Severe or unstable cardiovascular disease (Marked limitation of activity, poorly controlled hypertension or ischaemic heart disease, uninvestigated murmurs)
  • Unstable respiratory disease (On >10 mg prednisolone, severely compromised lung function (PEFR < 50% of expected) or obstructive sleep apnoea on CPAP)
  • Poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1C >8, on >30 U insulin/day)
  • Liver failure (eg. bilirubin raised. Minor rise in GGT okay)
  • Renal failure (creatinine > 150)
  • History of significant anaesthetic problems (eg. malignant hyperthermia)
  • Severe rheumatoid systemic disease with unstable symptoms and/or advanced joint decay (eg. unstable cervical spine, lumbar spinal deformation, severe systemic joint deformation/contractures)
  • Complex metabolic/endocrine conditions (stable single systems such as treated hypothyroidism is acceptable)
  • Unstable neurological disorders (e.g. advanced Parkinson's disease)
  • Complex chronic pain
  • Revision surgery

Last modified: 11th May 2008.