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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

Your child is having an MRI scan using 'feed and wrap' technique

An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan uses a magnetic field rather than X-rays to take pictures of your child’s body. The MRI scanner is a hollow machine with a tube running horizontally through its middle. ‘Feed and wrap’ is a technique used with youn

Your child is having an MRI scan without sedation or general anaesthetic

This page explains about what happens when your child has an MRI scan without sedation or general anaesthetic and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

Your child is having a water deprivation test

The water deprivation test allows doctors to measure how concentrated your child’s urine (wee) becomes when they are not drinking. The test can take up to seven hours to complete. This page explains about the water deprivation test and what to expect when

Your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed

This page explains about what happens when your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

Your child’s day case assessment at the Children’s Neuromuscular Centre

This page explains about your child’s day case assessment at the Children’s Neuromuscular Centre and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).