Detailed information on postoperative management

Common discomforts after surgery include nausea and vomiting, soreness in the throat, and restlessness or sleeplessness.

Most surgical teams include a surgeon, an anesthesiologist, a nurse anesthetist, and an operating room nurse. The number of team members differs depending on the type of surgery performed.

Your child will need to know that people in the operating room will be wearing surgical clothes to help prevent germs from infecting the surgical incision.

Detailed information on intraoperative management

During surgery, your child will be given some form of anesthesia - medicine given to relieve pain and sensation.

Detailed information on surgery in children

Read on for helpful information about what to expect before and after your child's surgery.

If your baby needs surgery, you may feel helpless. But there's something you can do to make this experience a little less stressful: breastfeed. Read on for helpful tips.

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