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How to prepare your child for paediatric cervical spine surgery?

Updated on April 26, 2019

When children have any abnormality in their spine, particularly in the neck region, they are usually advised to undergo paediatric cervical spine surgery. If you are looking for a paediatric surgeon Chennai has many reputed surgeons. If your child is going to undergo this surgery, then not only are the tensed or having questions in their mind but also you as a parent might have some queries. This article will provide you with an insight into how you must prepare your child for the paediatric cervical spine surgery.

Inform your doctor about your child’s regular medications

This step is important not only for a cervical surgery but for any type of surgery. You must always inform the doctor from before regarding the medicines that your child has to take on a regular basis. This is important because the effect of certain medications may prove to be negative during the surgery and hence their intake has to be stopped or altered with some other medication. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines to be precise often lead to increased blood loss during surgery.

Donation of Blood

A surgery means there will be a loss of blood and so you must always be prepared with a healthy donor or contact the hospital whether they have the blood of that blood group in adequate amounts. Cervical surgeries often require blood transfusion later on. In some cases however, the surgery is done in an intra-operative manner which does not require a blood transfusion. But is always better to be safe than sorry so you must ensure proper availability of blood.

Pre-Admission Tests

There are a handful of tests that need to be performed before you admit your child to the hospital. A physician will do a complete check-up of your child to ensure that he/she is in good health for the surgery. In case your child falls sick or develops fever before the surgery, you must immediately contact the doctor.

Meeting Specialists for a Counseling

You must take your child to specialists who can give them good counsel on how the surgery will be safe and that they do not have to worry about anything. They will also give your child a walk-through through the procedures so that when the time comes your child is ready to handle the surgery.

Night Before Surgery

The night before surgery, your child should not eat or drink anything otherwise the surgery will not be possible. But you must always take the opinion of your doctor on this matter if he/she has anything else to say on this matter.

Preparing your child for the paediatric cervical spine surgery is very important because after all, they are just kids and they do not have any knowledge about these things. Not having knowledge is the worst thing of all. So, you must educate them properly so that they do not have fear of the unknown. Moreover, you must also check that all the medical requirements for the surgery are covered. Follow everything that the surgeon or concerned doctors asks you to and the surgery will be successful.

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