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.
Learn how to care for your child at home after joint and/or tendon injections.
This page describes several key phases of care at home after your child’s hypospadias surgery.
This page give advice on how to relieve a child's pain at home.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an arthrogram.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an esophageal dilatation.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Appendectomy is an operation to remove the appendix. Your child may need an appendectomy if they have appendicitis (infection of the appendix).
Learn what to expect when you visit your child in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), sometimes called recovery.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Learn about causes and treatment of chest pain in children.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
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.
Many antibiotics cause diarrhea. Learn about antibiotic-associated diarrhea, including causes and treatment options.
Discover the precautions to take when giving enemas to your child at home in order to relieve constipation.
Read about pain management for children who have had heart surgery.
Learn how to how to care for your child at home after a myelogram.
Learn about how to help children and teens with chronic pain cope during the COVID-19 pandemic, and which medications are used to treat chronic pain.
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.
Your child needs to take the medicine called enoxaparin. This information sheet explains what enoxaparin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn how to care for your child at home after a thyroid biopsy/fine needle aspiration (FNA).
This overview of pulled elbow, or subluxation of the radial head, covers signs, causes, treatment and how to help 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.
