While all hospitals focus on the well-being of patients, treating traumatic injury, and acute and chronic disease, children’s hospitals differ from regular hospitals in several ways. Children have different physiology and needs than adults and require tailored...
When I was a surgical resident, I would get asked often how I survived each day and if it resembled the medical dramas on TV (when I trained, ER was popular, nowadays its Grey’s Anatomy). I started my surgical training before work hour restrictions. For nine months...
When you are told you must have surgery, a million thoughts run through your mind, including: How long will recovery take? How big of a scar will I have? How much pain will I be in? These are certainly valid thoughts that you should address with your surgeon. However,...
No one likes receiving the news that their child needs surgery, regardless of whether if it’s removing tonsils or a tumor. Just the thought of surgery to a child is scary enough without even stepping into the operating room. Here is a list of five questions you should...
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