When Your Child Needs Anesthesia
A hospital visit can be an anxious time for you and your child. You both will meet many doctors, nurses and other people who will do their best to make your experience a positive one. Just as there are doctors who specialize in different aspects of a child’s hospital care such as pediatricians and surgeons, there are doctors called anesthesiologists with special training in the anesthetic care of children.
Questions to Ask Before Your Child’s Surgery
For Parents: What You Need to Know about Your Child’s Surgery
Steps for Preparing Your Child for Surgery
Parent to Parent: Patient Stories about Children and Anesthesia
Does Anesthesia Affect My Child? - Review this letter from the ASA to learn more about existing data in the area and also learn more about resources to tap should your child need surgery and anesthesia.