11-year-old patient turns surgeon for a day in a built-for-kids experience

Children's Mercy created a magical mock surgery experience for an 11-year-old patient with a rare condition who dreams of ...
West Central Tribune

Carli Tourdot has helped countless kids prepare for surgery. So, she wrote about it

It's a narrative almost two decades in the making, even if Carli Tourdot, a child life specialist at Mayo Clinic, didn't ...
Yahoo

Kids abstaining from liquids longer than necessary pre-surgery

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to undergoing surgery, researchers wrote in a new study. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Most kids go ...
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Early surgery can help kids with sleep-disordered breathing — in surprising ways

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with sleep-disordered breathing had lower health care use after tonsil removal. Those who had surgery ...