Your child may have been outfitted with a Jackson Pratt (JP) drain during their surgery. With this information, you can properly care for a JP drain at home.
The pleural space can fill up with fluid or air after a serious injury or operation, or as a result of disease. Chest tubes are placed into the pleural space to drain the fluid or air.
A vesicostomy is an operation that creates an opening from the bladder to the outside of the body. Read about what to expect after a vesicostomy surgery.
Learn what an abscess is and how it is drained using image guidance.
Learn what is involved in peritoneal dialysis and how it can benefit your child.
A myringotomy is a surgical procedure in which tiny soft tubes are placed in a child's ear to drain fluid. Learn how to care for a myringotomy at home.
Your child will have a small tube, called a nasal stent, placed in their nostrils after surgery. Learn how to take care of your child at home.
A drainage catheter is a soft flexible tube placed into the pleural space around the lung. The tube drains fluid that is compressing the lung and restricting breathing. Learn about the insertion procedure and how to care for the drainage catheter.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation to fix a ureter that is not connected to the bladder properly. Read what to expect after ureteral reimplant surgery.
An in-depth description of the option of shunts for children suffering from brain tumours.
Pyeloplasty is an operation that unblocks one or both ureters. Find out when pyeloplasty is done, and how to take care of your child following surgery.
Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of middle ear effusion, a build-up of fluid behind the eardrum.
A guide on how to deliver tobramycin directly into the bladder using a catheter.
Mastoiditis is an infection caused by bacteria within the bone behind the ear. Learn more about what causes mastoiditis and find out how it is diagnosed and treated.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after an abscess drainage tube removal.
Learn what causes a pilonidal sinus and how it can be treated.
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis are infections around the eye. Learn about what causes these infections, how they differ and how they are treated.
An ostomy is an opening to collect urine or stool outside the body. Learn about different types of ostomies and what they look like.
Learn about CYP2C9, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about NUDT15, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Following a mitrofanoff operation, parents and children will empty the child's bladder using a catheter. Learn about how to use and care for a catheter.
Learn about CYP3A5, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
A thyroglossal duct cyst is a growth inside the throat that sometimes needs to be surgically removed. Read about thyroglossal duct cyst surgery and recovery.
How to effectively give a baby a bath, either in the baby tub or the "big" tub. Considerations for bathtub safety are provided.
