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After surgery
A discharge nurse will provide the appropriate paperwork to all parents preparing for their child’s discharge from the hospital. The clinical specialist/case manager will facilitate arrangements if your child requires complex assistance or Home Health care. Families with unique social needs or financial constraints will be seen by a Monash Children’s Hospital Social Worker. Upon your child’s hospital discharge, you will receive instructions for his or her care after surgery. Once you have returned home, contact our office immediately if your child experiences any of the following complications: fever, problems with voiding or defecation, inflammation in the incision area, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Most instructions will be given to you before leaving the hospital so you will know how to handle difficult situations; however, you may have questions about pain management, defecation or urination problems, postoperative incision care, and resumption of physical activity after surgery. Please contact your child’s paediatric surgeon or the Paediatric Surgery clinical nurse specialist for instruction by calling the main office number for your child's surgeon. |
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Published Date: September 17, 2009 Printed from http://www.monashchildrens.org.au/page/Parents/Your_childs_visit_for_surgery/After_surgery/ © Monash Children's Hospital |
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