Once surgery is done, your child will be brought to the recovery room, also called the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
Intensive care is needed for children who have had certain types of major surgery: heart operations, organ transplants, or neurosurgery.
Common discomforts after surgery include nausea and vomiting, soreness in the throat, and restlessness or sleeplessness.
If your child has moderate to severe pain, they may receive narcotics during and after surgery. If your child is in the ICU after surgery, they may receive sedatives along with pain medicines.
Play therapy is used to help children understand and cope with illness, surgery, hospitalization, treatments, and procedures.
Learn what you can expect about hospital discharge after your child has minor surgery.
A medical error can occur when something that was planned for medical care doesn't work, or when the wrong plan was used in the first place.