Adenoidectomy (adenoid removal) in children
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to remove the adenoids
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Admission to the Children's Trauma Orthopaedic Unit
Useful information and advice for parents and carers of young patients coming in for emergency surgery under the care of the Orthopaedic Department
Read moreAppendicectomy aftercare advice (children)
Advice for parents and carers following their child's appendix operation
Read moreBarium swallow meal and follow through (children)
Explains a tests which look at the oesophagus (food passage), stomach and intestines
Read moreBotulinum Toxin A Spasticity Management Service (children)
Information on what spasticity is and how to manage it. It provides you with an overview of the use of Botulinum Toxin A
Read moreBronchiolitis in children
Explains what the condition is, how the infection is treated and gives you some helpful suggestions to aid your child’s recovery at home
Read moreCaring for your child after a general anaesthetic
Advice to make you feel more confident in caring for your child when they leave hospital following a procedure under a general anaesthetic
Read moreChildren's blood tests - Where to get them
Lists different locations where your child can have a blood test
Read moreCircumcision (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation to remove the foreskin from the end of the penis
Read moreCystoscopy (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation to examine the bladder
Read moreEye cyst removal surgery in children
Information for parents/carers when a child needs an operation to remove a cyst by scraping out its contents
Read moreFebrile convulsions in children
Information for parents / carers of children fitting due to a raised temperature - explains what a febrile convulsion is, how it is treated and any likely after effects
Read moreGastroenteritis in children
Explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreGrommet insertion (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to insert a tiny tube to drain fluid from the middle ear
Read moreHernia repair (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation.
Read moreHydrocele repair (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation - to repair a hydrocele (swelling around the testicle caused by a collection of fluid)
Read moreHypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia
Explains what hypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia are, what causes them, symptoms to look out for and gives feeding guidelines to manage a hypoglycaemic episode (low blood sugar)
Read moreImmune thrombocytopenic purpura (children)
Explains what ITP is, how it may affect your child and how it is managed
Read moreInfective endocarditis in children
Explains what infective endocarditis is, how it can be prevented and how it is treated / managed
Read moreIngrowing toenail surgery (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you/ your child may have about their operation
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