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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.

Immunoglobulin treatment - information for young people

The following information is tailored for young people.

Your doctor would like you to have some treatment to help keep you healthy. It is called immunoglobulin (pronounced ‘imm-you-no-glob-you-lin’).

This leaflet will help you to understand a bit more…

Infant lung function tests with chloral hydrate

This information from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about lung function tests with chloral hydrate – a short acting sedative. This sedative helps your child sleep during the lung function test measurements.

Inhalation sedation for dental procedures

Inhalation sedation is a light form of sedation. It is a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen breathed through a nosepiece. This helps the child to feel relaxed and accept treatment. Inhalation sedation is also known as ‘happy air’. It is not general anaes

Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring

Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring measures the pressure inside your child’s head, using a pressure monitor inserted through the skull. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about intracranial pressure monitoring, how and why it

Intramedullary rodding surgery for children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)

Children and young people with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) are more likely to develop fractures and bony changes such as bowing (bending) and shortening. Rodding surgery may be suggested or recommended by your child’s medical team. This page from Great O