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Transitions during hospitalization for intestinal failure

Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.

Alveolar bone graft

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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.

Total body irradiation for blood and marrow transplants

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Learn about total body irradiation which is given to a child before the blood and marrow transplant.

Radiation for brain tumours

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Radiation therapy may be used to help treat a brain tumour. Learn how radiation therapy works and what you need to know before your child begins treatment.

Apnea of prematurity

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Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses (usually more than 20 seconds) between breaths.

Going home from the NICU

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Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.

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

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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.

Surgical teams for children with heart conditions

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Learn about surgical teams committed specifically to children with heart conditions.

Blood and marrow transplant nursing team

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Learn about your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT) nursing team.

Enoxaparin: Injecting at home

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A guide on how to give your child enoxaparin injections.

Tinzaparin: Injecting at home

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A guide on how to give your child tinzaparin injections.

Pre-operative visit for heart surgery

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Before your child has heart surgery, you will need to come in for a pre-operative visit. The team will assess your child's health and answer any questions you have about the operation.

School & career planning for children with heart disease

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Read about preparing a teenager with congenital heart disease for high school. Guidance counselors and managing work, time and treatment are discussed.

Craniotomy

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A craniotomy is a surgery where part of the skull bone is removed temporarily to access the brain. Learn more about what will happen during the operation.

Radiation therapy

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Radiation therapy is used to treat some kinds of cancer. Find out it works, what needs to be done to prepare and what to expect while receiving radiation treatment.

Heart catheterization

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Heart catheterization may be used to correct various kinds of heart defects. Learn how to prepare for heart catheterization and how to care for your child at home.

Meal planning with changing carbohydrate intakes

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Read the story of 13-year-old Sara and how her meal plan with changing carbohydrate intakes works for her.

Jaw surgery: Information for teens

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This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.

Maintaining a healthy diet for a child with diabetes

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Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.

After idiopathic scoliosis surgery

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Every patient's recovery following scoliosis surgery is different. Read about what to expect following your child’s surgery including how they will be monitored immediately after the operation, during recovery and after discharge from the hospital.