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G tubes: Insertion of a primary Avanos Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube

A Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube, sometimes called a ‘button’, is a brand of balloon feeding tube. Learn about what to expect if your child’s Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube is inserted by an interventional radiologist using image guidance. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids. 

G/GJ tubes: Mic-Key low-profile GJ tube

A low-profile gastrojejunostomy (GJ)  tube is a type of feeding tube. Learn how to care for your child's GJ tube and how to give feeds and medication.

Button battery injuries

​Accidentally swallowing button batteries can cause life-threatening injury. Learn what to do if your child swallows a button battery.

G tubes: Balloon G tubes

A balloon G tube is a type of feeding tube that has a balloon on the end to help prevent the tube from being accidentally pulled out. Learn how to care for your child’s balloon G tube and change it at home.

G/GJ tubes: Low-profile combination G/GJ tube

A low-profile combination gastrostomy/gastro jejunostomy (G/GJ) tube provides fluids, nutrition and medications directly into the small intestine, while also accessing the stomach at the same time. Learn about how to care for a child who has a low-profile combination tube.  

Cyberbullying: Talking to your children

Learn how to help your child use technology safely and what to do if your child has been bullied, has bullied others or has seen cyberbullying.

Substance use and substance use disorder: Overview

Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.

Outcomes for premature babies

Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Patient-controlled and nurse-controlled analgesia

Find out how PCA and NCA help your child get relief from severe, short-term pain in the hospital.

G/GJ tubes: Permanent feeding tube removal

Learn how to remove the feeding tube at home, if appropriate, and care for your child's tract after the permanent feeding tube removal.

G/GJ tubes: How to tell if a feeding tube is a good fit

Find out how to tell if your child’s feeding tube is a good fit and what you should do if the tube is too tight or too loose.

Acute pain: How to assess in older children

Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in infants and toddlers

​Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.

G/GJ tubes: What to do if your child’s feeding tube is blocked

Learn what to do if your child's feeding tube becomes blocked.

The Pain Squad™ smartphone app

The Pain Squad™ app helps children and teens with cancer to track their pain. Find out what this app does and the benefits of using it.

Tuberculosis (TB) disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable bacterial disease spread from person to person through the air. Learn more about TB in children, including its causes, signs and symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Distraction activities to help manage pain

Managing pain after surgery

It is normal to experience some pain and discomfort after surgery, but there are ways to manage it. Find out what you can do to help manage your pain after surgery.

Acute pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.

G/GJ tubes: How to use a feeding extension set for a low-profile balloon G tube

A low-profile feeding tube requires a feeding extension set to administer feeds and medications through the tube. Learn how to connect and remove the extension from your child’s feeding tube.

Acute pain: Effective parenting for teens

Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.

Acute pain: How to assess in teens

​Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.

Holter monitors

A Holter monitor is a small machine that records your child's heartbeat for a set period of time. Learn about how the test is performed and what your child can do while the Holter recording is in progress. 

Surgically inserted G tubes

Learn about surgically inserted G tubes, why your child may need one and how to care for your child’s feeding tube.

Vaccines: Concerns about immunizing your child

Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.