Coming in for an operation
The following short video clips are designed to show different aspects of coming into Nottingham Children's hospital for surgery.
We follow Joe’s story (day-case hernia repair) and Megan’s story (having back surgery). There are also videos explaining different aspects of pain relief from simple oral medicines to the methods used after major surgery.
Joe's story
Day-case surgery
Mr Singh, a consultant paediatric surgeon, answers some commonly asked questions following day-case surgery.
Pain relief after day-case surgery
Dr Jon Davies, a consultant anaesthetist, answers some commonly asked questions about pain relief following day-case surgery.
Epidural pain relief
Dr Maguire, a consultant anaesthetist, answers some commonly asked questions about epidural pain relief in children.
In-patient children's surgery
Information video for families about in-patient children’s surgery. Megan is coming into hospital for an operation to straighten her back, (scoliosis surgery.) This is her story.
Pre-operative assessment
Information video for families about pre-operative assessment. This is what happened when Megan came in for a preoperative assessment with Dr John Emery, Consultant Anaesthetist, before her back operation. Note that some of the topics discussed in this video relate to scoliosis or other complex surgery only.
Information about pain relief after major surgery
Michelle, a specialist pain management nurse, explains some different pain relief techniques to Megan and her Mum. Note that some of the pain relief techniques discussed are used mainly in scoliosis or other complex surgery. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is a commonly used technique and is described here.