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.

Welcome to the Immunology/Bone Marrow Transplant long-term follow-up clinic

This page explains about long-term follow up after your child has had a bone marrow transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). It explains about the need for follow up and what will happen at clinic appointments.

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When your child is admitted to the intensive care units at GOSH

PICU (Seahorse), NICU (Dolphin), CICU (Flamingo) and Alligator Ward are units for babies, children and young people requiring intensive care. This page explains a little about the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),

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X-rays

An X-ray is a type of image used to show parts of the body. Usually, the X-ray machine is positioned in front of the patient, with the camera film behind them.

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Your child is having a 24 hour electrocardiogram

Electrocardiograms (ECG) are one of frequently used scans for diagnosing heart problems. An ECG measures electrical activity within the heart through sticky sensor pads put on your child’s chest. Sometimes, an ECG needed over a longer period of time, for

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Your child is having a cornstarch load test

A cornstarch load test is used to measure the changes in your child’s blood sugar level after eating uncooked cornstarch. Cornstarch is a starch which is slowly digested to release glucose. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about

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