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.

Peritoneal dialysis

This page explains about peritoneal dialysis and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

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Pharyngoplasty

Pharyngoplasty is an operation to change the shape and function of the soft palate and the area around it called the pharynx. This page explains about the pharyngoplasty operation and what to expect when your child comes to the North Thames Cleft Service

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pH impedance study

A pH impedance study measures movement of liquid and air up and down the oesophagus (the food pipe between the mouth and the stomach). This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the pH impedance study, what it involves and what to e

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Pin site cleaning

This page explains about pin site cleaning and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Plasma exchange in immune-mediated neurological conditions

Plasma exchange, or plasmapheresis, is a procedure that removes plasma from the blood and replaces it with new plasma fluid. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about plasma exchange and how it is used in immune-mediated neurologic

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