Surgery Guides

​A hospital visit or surgical operation can be an anxious time for children and adults. Your care and comfort is our top priority during your inpatient hospital stay. These resources and guides will help you prepare for what to expect during your or your child's surgery day.

What to Expect on Your Surgery Day

• What to Know for Your Child's Upcoming Surgery
• What to Know for Your Child's Upcoming Surgery - Cleft Lip Repair
• What to Know for Your Child's Upcoming Surgery - Cleft Palate Repair

How to Prepare Your Child for Surgery

• Before Your Infant Has Surgery
  
• Before Your Toddler Has Surgery
• Before Your Preschooler or Young Child Has Surgery
• Before Your Grade School or Middle School Child Has Surgery
• Tips for Surgery or Hospitalization for Adolescents

About Anesthesia

• Pediatric General Anesthesia
• Adult General Anesthesia

General Surgery Information

• About Surgical Site Infections
• Adenoidectomy
• Auditory Brainstem Response Procedure (ABR)
• Easing Pain without the Use of Drugs
• Eye Muscle Surgery
• Myringotomy & Tube Placement
• Pain/Discomfort
• Speak Up for Safe Surgery
• Tear Duct Irrigation and Probing
• Tonsillectomy

En Español

• La Adenoidectomia
• La Tonsilectomia (Amigdalectomia)
• La Miringotomia con Colocacion de Tubos​