Your Child's Preoperative Information
Your child is having surgery. Before the surgery, you may need to take your child to the hospital for a pre-op clinical visit. Here is information about what to expect and what to bring to the hospital.
Your child is having surgery. Before the surgery, you may need to take your child to the hospital for a pre-op clinical visit. Here is information about what to expect and what to bring to the hospital.
Informed consent supports a person's right to make decisions about their own healthcare. It gives them the information needed to understand a specific medical or surgical procedure. They can then decide whether or not to have the procedure. Read on for more details.
Your child is having surgery. Learn all you can about the surgery to help your child prepare. This sheet lists some of the common words and phrases that describe surgery. And it gives you suggestions for how to explain these words to your child.
You were given home care instructions for your child's G-tube or G-J tube before they were discharged from the hospital. This sheet can help you remember those steps when you and your child are at home.
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Vomiting is most often caused by a virus or food poisoning. It usually lasts only 1 or 2 days. The biggest concern when your child is vomiting is too little fluid in the body (dehydration). This sheet tells you what you can do to help your child feel better and stay hydrated.
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