Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

Removal of a cuffed Central Venous Catheter (CVC)

Information about procedure to remove a Central Venous Catheter (CVC) at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Read more

Removal of an implantable port

Information about the removal of an implantable port from Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Read more

Removing a halo vest in an emergency

Information about removing a halo vest in an emergency, from Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Read more

Repair of the middle ear

This page explains about a repair of the middle ear and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

Read more

Resuscitation

When a person’s breathing and heart stops, this is called cardiopulmonary arrest. To help re-start the breathing and heart, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be used. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes what CPR involves and

Read more

from generic_index