Dressing care
If your child has a dressing or bandage on, you can remove it after 24 hours. There is no need to replace the bandage if it is accidentally removed before 24 hours.
Bathing
Your child may have a bath or shower the day after the angiography. By this time, the dressing may be taken off, and the catheter entry site may be gently washed with soap and water.
Meals
If your child is feeling well enough after the anaesthetic, they can return to eating what they normally eat. It is also important to encourage your child to drink plenty of fluids for 48 hours after the procedure.
Pain relief
If needed, give your child acetaminophen for pain. Do not give your child any medicines that will thin the blood, such as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or ibuprofen, without checking with your child's health-care provider first.
Activity
After the angiography, your child will need to stay relaxed and comfortable. They will need to stay home from school or daycare and avoid any physical activity for 24 hours. Your child may go back to school 48 hours after the angiography.
Your child will also need to avoid playing sports (gym, riding a bike, playing in the park) for at least seven to ten days after the angiography. If you require a note excusing your child from any school or sport activity, your child's doctor can provide one for you.
Radiation
- Your child's procedure required the use of X-rays.
- Radiation side-effects are extremely unlikely but can occur.
- Please check your child's skin in the area of the exam for signs of redness or rash two to four weeks from the date of the procedure. Please speak to a nurse in the interventional radiology department if these signs occur.