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.

Epidural for pain relief after surgery

An epidural is a continuous infusion of pain relief medicines given into the epidural space. This is an area close to the spinal cord and to the nerves supplying the area of surgery. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the us

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Evoked Potentials (EPs)

This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the procedure for Evoked Potential (EP) tests and what to expect when your child has one.

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Exercise-Induced Asthma test

Children and young people with asthma or who experience ‘asthma’ symptoms during exercise may be referred for a test called the Exercise-Induced Asthma (EIA) test. The test aims to assess if exercise will induce asthma symptoms. This page from Great Ormon

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External ventricular drainage

External ventricular drainage (EVD) is a temporary method of draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the ventricles in the brain. The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by CSF, which helps to protect them. The areas in the brain that contain this fluid

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

This page explains about ECMO and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this treatment.

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