Learn what you can expect about hospital discharge after your child has minor surgery.

Intensive care is needed for children who have had certain types of major surgery: heart operations, organ transplants, or neurosurgery.

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.