Hip arthroscopy: when to get help

1. 1

   Is any of this happening now?

   Call 911

   Call emergency services for chest pain, sudden difficulty breathing, coughing up blood, severe faintness, or loss of consciousness.

   Other emergency signs, for anyone

   • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
   • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
   • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
   • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
   • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
   • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
   • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
   • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
2. 2

   Is any of this happening?

   Be seen today

   Contact your surgical team promptly for increasing wound redness, warmth, swelling, drainage, fever, worsening pain despite prescribed treatment, or persistent vomiting.

   Also seek urgent advice for new weakness, increasing numbness, difficulty passing urine, or a foot that becomes unusually pale, cold, or painful.

   New one-sided calf swelling or pain requires urgent medical assessment because it may indicate a blood clot.

   Contact the team sooner if you are unsure whether recovery is following the plan they gave you.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
3. 3

   Does any of this apply?

   Book an appointment

   Mild bruising, swelling, and manageable soreness are commonly discussed at routine follow-up.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Hip arthroscopy. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.