Preoperative Management
Listed in the directory below is some additional information regarding preoperative management for your child having surgery, for which we have provided a brief overview. [... more]
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Discharge From the Hospital
If your child is having minor surgery, he/she may be discharged home a few hours after the procedure. Even after minor surgery, some children will remain in the hospital overnight for observation, and to receive medications to help with pain or ... [... more]
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Preparing a Child for Surgery
Being in the hospital can be upsetting for your child, as well as for the whole family. Being in the hospital can be upsetting for your child, as well as for the whole family. Recognizing the common fears that your child has at each stage of ... [... more]
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Play Therapy
Play therapy is used to help meet the emotional needs of children who have an illness or surgery that requires hospitalization. Play therapy is used to help meet the emotional needs of children who have an illness or surgery that requires ... [... more]
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Postoperative Care
Postoperative care lasts from the time your child enters the recovery room until discharge from the hospital. Postoperative care lasts from the time your child enters the recovery room until discharge from the hospital. The length of this phase ... [... more]
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Preparing Siblings for Surgery
When your child goes to the hospital, brothers and sisters may feel afraid, worried, or confused. When your child goes to the hospital, brothers and sisters may feel afraid, worried, or confused. They are often afraid simply because they do not ... [... more]
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Recovery Room / Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Once surgery has been completed, your child will be brought to the recovery room, also called the post-anesthesia care unit (also called PACU). Once surgery has been completed, your child will be brought to the recovery room, also called the ... [... more]
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Types of Surgery
You and your child's physician will discuss surgery as a way to correct your child's health problem. You and your child's physician will discuss surgery as a way to correct your child's health problem. This decision will be based on careful ... [... more]
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Preoperative Visit with the Surgeon
If your child requires emergency surgery, there is limited time to prepare yourself and your child. If your child requires emergency surgery, there is limited time to prepare yourself and your child. The news can be a total surprise and the ... [... more]
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Informed Consent
Prior to surgery, your child's physician will give you a careful explanation of what procedure will be performed and the risks involved. Prior to surgery, your child's physician will give you a careful explanation of what procedure will be ... [... more]
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Franklin Goes to the Hospital (Franklin)
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