From Clinic to Recovery · First Edition
Copyright and Notices
Dr. Tamer Rushdy Elalfy · 1 min read
Copyright © 2026 Tamer Rushdy Elalfy. All rights reserved.
The patient education guides and the personal instruction card in this book may be photocopied for use with patients in clinical practice.
Medical disclaimer
This book is written for qualified healthcare professionals. It supports clinical judgment; it does not replace it. Surgical practice varies between patients, institutions, and countries, and recommendations change as evidence develops. Doses, medicine hold times, fasting times, risk figures, and recovery timelines are general guidance only. Before applying them to an individual patient, readers must check them against current national guidelines, local protocols, and the product information for each medicine.
The patient education guides are general information. They do not replace the specific instructions of the treating surgical team. To the extent permitted by law, the author and publisher accept no liability for loss or harm arising from the use of the material in this book.
Disclosure
The author is the founder of AlfiSurgery, a digital patient education platform. It is mentioned in Chapter 3 as one example of a digital resource. Readers are encouraged to assess it, like any other platform, with the checklist in Section 3.5.