Find out why you might need a kidney transplant, how your healthcare team will check that you are ready for transplant surgery and what to do while you are waiting for your new kidney.
Find out why you might need a liver transplant, how your healthcare team will check that you are ready for transplant surgery and what to do while you are waiting to receive your new liver.
Parents/caregivers may experience a lot of emotions when they learn their child needs surgery. Learn strategies to help you prepare yourself before the surgery so that you can better support your child.
There are certain things that you will need to do to prepare to come to the hospital on the day of your child’s surgery. Review the checklists in this article to help you and your child get ready for surgery.
Learn about what your child should expect when preparing for scoliosis surgery, including a pre-surgery teaching session, X-rays, clinical photos, blood work and other imaging tests.
This article will provide information to help prepare your child for their surgery, test or treatment under general anesthesia.
Learn what to expect when you visit your child in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), sometimes called recovery.
This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.
Learn what to expect when preparing your child for hypospadias surgery.
Find out what to expect as your child recovers from limb lengthening and reconstruction surgery.
Learn what to expect in the weeks and months after a child's heart surgery and how you can help your child to go back to a normal life.
The arterial switch procedure is performed to correct transposition of the great arteries. Learn about the procedure and the associated risks.
Learn about the two main options to create a vein or artery that is easy to use for your child's hemodialysis.
In unilateral choanal atresia only one side of the nasal passage is blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.
Discover the phases of your child's limb lengthening and reconstruction treatment.
Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.
For children and teenagers with cancer of the bone or soft tissue of the arm or leg, they may need limb sparing surgery, rotationplasty or amputation. Learn about each of these types of surgeries and answers to some common questions about what to expect.
Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.
Having scoliosis surgery can be a very emotionally difficult experience for a teenager. Learn about common stressors as well as how to cope with them.
Pacemaker surgery is required to put a pacemaker in a child. Learn about what a pacemaker is, how the surgery is done and what happens after surgery.
