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IntroductionThe Nissen’s fundoplication is used to help children with severe reflux and vomiting. Reflux is when acid from the stomach comes back up the tube connecting it to the mouth, called th...
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IntroductionThe lining of the middle ear keeps itself moist by making a watery fluid. Sometimes, this fluid becomes thick and gluggy, like glue. It can become too thick to pass through the eustachian ...
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IntroductionA gastrostomy is a procedure where an opening is made in the stomach to attach a feeding tube. This allows food and medicine to go directly into the stomach. A child may need a gastro...
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IntroductionAn epidural is a way of giving anaesthetic or pain relief through a thin tube inserted into your child’s lower back. It can help relieve pain by numbing the area of the body where surgery ...
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Introduction When your child has surgery, they will be cared for by a specialist doctor called an anaesthetist. An anaesthetist makes sure your child is:asleep during surgerycomfortable and ...
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Introduction Hardware is used in some surgical procedures to help keep your child’s bones in place while they heal. Hardware can include:metal platesscrewspinswires.Hardware must be removed from ...
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IntroductionAn intravenous (IV) cannula is a small, short plastic tube put directly into your child’s vein using a needle. A short plastic extension tube is left in the vein, so your child’s doctor or...
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IntroductionA non-tunnelled central venous catheter (CVC) is a tube inserted into a large vein in the neck or groin.Your child may have a non-tunnelled CVC inserted for treatment over a short period o...
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IntroductionMedication adherence is how well your child can follow instructions about the medicine they need. Children and teenagers can struggle with medication adherence depending on:their aget...
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IntroductionA midline catheter is a medium length tube, about 5-8cm long, that is inserted into a vein in the upper arm, up to the armpit. It is used to give medication, usually antibiotics, when...