This page lists leaflets produced or used by our department. Each leaflet is reviewed at least every three years to make sure it is kept up to date
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- This information leaflet will help you to feel more ready for your child's operation or planned test.
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- This leaflet explains about appendicitis in children.
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- Caudal analgesia is a very common method we can use to provide pain relief for children during and after their operation alongside their general anaesthetic. This leaflet will explain how it is performed, the benefits, risks and side effects, and give guidance for when your child is discharged.
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- This leaflet outlines one of the ways in which your child may have their pain controlled following an operation.
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- This leaflet provides information about what to do when your get home from your child's procedure and when to contact the hospital. Your child has had a procedure under the plastic surgery team and will require a follow up in our dressing clinic within seven to ten days after the procedure.
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- This leaflet offers more information about inguinal hernias and hydrocoeles, including what they are, and how they are treated.
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- This leaflet is a list of FAQs that parents have told us they would like to know before their child's admission to hospital for surgery or a planned test.
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- This leaflet aims to answer your questions about how to prepare your skin before surgery. The purpose of preparing your skin before surgery is to ensure that your skin is thoroughly cleansed to reduce the amount of bacteria that is normally found on the skin. This will reduce the risk of you developing an infection.
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- This leaflet aims to answer your questions about how to prepare your skin before surgery. The purpose of preparing your skin before surgery is to ensure that your skin is thoroughly cleansed to reduce the amount of bacteria that is normally found on the skin. This will reduce the risk of you developing an infection.
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- This leaflet explains about additional little finger(s) or toe(s) and how they are corrected.