Lung transplantation
Lung transplantation Description Surgical procedure that replaces one or both of a child’s diseased lungs with healthy lungs Healthy lungs usually coming from a human donor who has been on…
NURSING
Kidney transplantation
Kidney transplantation Description Involves replacing a child’s diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from another person Donor kidney possibly coming from a living donor or a cadaver donor Purpose To…
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis Description Involves the use of a machine to clean waste products from the bloodstream if the kidneys are severely damaged or have failed Blood via tubes to an artificial…
Heart valve replacement
Heart valve replacement Description Heart valve replacement with a prosthetic valve for a patient with heart valve narrowing (stenosis) and heart valve leaking (insufficiency) Valvular problems commonly caused by rheumatic…
Heart transplantation
Heart transplantation Description Indications in children: cardiomyopathy and end-stage congenital heart disease Extensive cardiac evaluation performed first to determine if there are other medical or surgical options to treat the…
Cleft lip and cleft palate repair
Cleft lip and cleft palate repair Description Occurs when the bone and tissue of the upper jaw and palate fail to fuse completely at the midline Cheiloplasty (cleft lip repair…
Bowel resection
Bowel resection Description Surgical procedure to remove a portion of the large intestine and connect, or resect, the healthy ends of the bowel Preferred surgical technique for localized bowel cancer,…
Wilms’ tumor
Wilms’ tumor Description Malignant mixed tumor of the kidney Most common intra-abdominal tumor in children; average age at diagnosis is 2 to 4 years Usually appears on left kidney and…
Ventricular septal defect
Ventricular septal defect Description Heart condition that allows blood to shunt between the left and right ventricles through an opening in the septum Most common congenital heart disorder Coexists with…
