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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.

Gastrostomy care

A gastrostomy is a surgical opening through the skin of the abdomen to the stomach. A feeding device is put into this opening so that feed can be delivered directly into the stomach bypassing the mouth and throat. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospit

General anaesthetics for heart operations

The anaesthetic team consists of a consultant (or specialist) anaesthetist, sometimes assisted by a junior anaesthetist, and an anaesthetic assistant, usually a nurse. An anaesthetist is a doctor who makes your child go to sleep and stay pain-free during

Giving subcutaneous injections

A subcutaneous injection is given into the subcutaneous fat under the skin. The skin is made up of different layers. Underneath the epidermis and dermis, which contain sweat glands and hair follicles, is a layer of fat. This is the area into which subcuta

Glucagon test

This page explains about a glucagon test and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

Going out after a bone marrow transplant (BMT)

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the guidelines for taking your child out of the hospital following a bone marrow transplant (BMT). The general rule is that your child should only leave the ward when they are in yellow precautio