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Post-operative and post-anesthetic care: Caring for your child at home

Learn how to take care of your child at home after the procedure.

Pain after an operation: Taking care of your child's pain at home

Most children have at least some pain after an operation, which is called post-operative pain. Learn about relieving a child's post-operative pain at home.

Post-operative symptoms

After a surgery, you may experience post-operative symptoms for a few days or weeks. Learn about common symptoms experienced after surgery and what you can do to manage them.

Visiting your child in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU)

Learn what to expect when you visit your child in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), sometimes called recovery.

Malignant hyperthermia

Learn what to do if your child is at risk for malignant hyperthermia and has to have surgery.

After heart surgery: Caring for your child

Children need extra care and attention after heart surgery. Read about care after heart surgery including diet, pain management and school.

Spinal brace (orthosis) after thoracoplasty surgery

Some scoliosis patients will have surgery called thoracoplasty. Learn about the san-splint spinal orthosis, the post-operative spinal brace that patients wear after thoracoplasty.

Acute cerebellar ataxia (acute post-infectious cerebellar ataxia)

Learn about the most common cause of ataxia in children.  

The health-care team: Who will be taking care of your child on the day of surgery?

When your child comes to the hospital for surgery, you will meet many different members of the health-care team. Learn about the role each of these people play in your child’s care. 

Kidney transplant: Surgical and post-operative complications

Cleft palate repair

Your child will need an operation to repair their cleft palate. This page tells you about the operation and what you need to know before, during and after the operation.

Alveolar bone graft

An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.

Post-infectious glomerulonephritis

In children, post-infectious glomerulonephritis is usually caused by inflammation that follows an infection. Learn more about diagnosis and treatment.

Taking care of your child at home after hypospadias surgery

This page describes several key phases of care at home after your child’s hypospadias surgery.

Liver transplant: Surgical and post-operative complications

Pollicization

Some children are born without a thumb. In a procedure called pollicization, doctors can reposition the index finger to make it work like a thumb.

Brachial plexus operation

A brachial plexus operation is performed to repair damaged nerves. Learn about how to prepare your child for surgery and take care of them at home.

Epilepsy surgery: Temporal resection

Temporal resection is the surgical removal of part of the temporal lobe. Read about the risks and benefits of temporal resection and possible complications.

Physical activity and sport post heart transplant

Find out why physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a heart transplant.

Physical activity and sport post lung transplant

Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.

Physical activity and sport post liver transplant

Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a liver transplant.

Limb lengthening and reconstruction: Your child's healthcare team

Learn about the members of your child's limb reconstruction healthcare team and how they will help your child during treatment.

Your baby's cleft lip repair

Fixing a cleft lip involves two operations. Learn about the operations and what you need to know before, during and after both surgeries.

Tonsil surgery or tonsil and adenoid surgery: Caring for your child after the operation

Tonsils and adenoids may be removed if they become enlarged. Read about surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids and how to help your child recover.

Surgical treatment of epilepsy

Read an overview of the surgical process, from determining if your child is a candidate for surgery to post-operative care.