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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.

More information to support your procedure or treatment at GOSH

pH impedance study

A pH impedance study measures movement of liquid and air up and down the oesophagus (the food pipe between the mouth and the stomach). This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the pH impedance study, what it involves and what to e

Photobiomodulation (PBM) to help oral mucositis

Information about photobiomodulation (PBM) – a form of infrared light therapy. We explain how PBM can be used to help reduce the severity of oral mucositis, in patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Pin site cleaning

This page explains about pin site cleaning and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Plasma exchange in immune-mediated neurological conditions

Plasma exchange, or plasmapheresis, is a procedure that removes plasma from the blood and replaces it with new plasma fluid. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about plasma exchange and how it is used in immune-mediated neurologic

Pollicisation for hypoplastic or absent thumb– what to expect after hand surgery

Find out more about pollicisation for hypoplastic or absent thumb, and what to expect after hand surgery.

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