Learn what an abscess is and how it is drained using image guidance.
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.
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.
Learn about total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD), a condition involving improper drainage through the blood vessels. TAPVD can be fatal.
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 about cervical lymphadenitis, an infection of one or more lymph nodes in the neck.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that can cause infections ranging from mild to severe. Read about prevention and treatment of MRSA infections.
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis are infections around the eye. Learn about what causes these infections, how they differ and how they are treated.
Appendectomy is an operation to remove the appendix. Your child may need an appendectomy if they have appendicitis (infection of the appendix).
Learn how to keep your child's stoma healthy, and what to do if the stoma or surrounding area become infected.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a nephrostomy tube insertion.
The appendix is a tube-like structure attached to the first part of the colon that can become infected. Learn what signs and symptoms to look for with appendicitis and how a doctor will help your child if they have appendicitis.
Learn about the medications, interventions and surgeries used to manage posterior urethral valves in children.
Oscillating PEP (positive expiratory pressure) is an airway clearance technique. Watch this video to learn the steps of performing oscillating PEP.
Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy treatment (CPT) is used to clear mucus from the airways. Learn about the benefits of CPT and the different techniques you can learn to help clear your baby’s airways.
Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy treatment (CPT) is used to clear mucus from the airways. Learn about the benefits of CPT and the different techniques you can learn to help clear your child’s airways.
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.
Indwelling urinary catheters require regular cleaning and may require instillation or irrigation to make sure they are working properly. Find out how to care for your child's catheter at home.
An overview of boils (abscesses) including the symptoms, treatments and treatment options.
Normal saline bladder irrigation is used to gently flush the bladder to clear cloudy, mucous- or debris-filled urine from the bladder. Learn how to perform this procedure.
Strep throat is a throat infection caused by a type of bacteria called streptococci. Learn how you can take care of your child.
A guide on how to deliver tobramycin directly into the bladder using a catheter.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease.
Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone. Learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis.
