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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.

Pain relief using Entonox®

When coming into hospital, children, young people and their families are often worried that they may be in pain. Entonox® is a gas – a mixture of half oxygen and half nitrous oxide that is used for pain relief. Entonox® can also be called ‘gas and air’ or

Pain relief using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a safe, easy to use, drug-free method of managing pain. A very low level electrical current is applied to areas of the body using soft gel pads that stick to the skin. The low level electrical current

PEP mask

This page explains about a PEP mask and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Perchlorate discharge test

This page explains about the perchlorate discharge test, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the test.

Peripheral blood stem cell harvest

Peripheral blood stem cells are the source of all blood cells. They are formed in the bone marrow and receive signals that direct them to become the different blood cells (red cells, white cells or platelets) before entering the blood stream. This page fr