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Getting Your Child Ready for Anesthesia or Sedation - St. Martha's Regional Hospital

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WO85-2612
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English
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Perioperative Services, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital

This pamphlet explains how to get your child ready for surgery at St. Martha's Regional Hospital. It explains the difference between anesthesia (medication to put them to sleep for surgery) and sedation (medication to help them relax and fall asleep). Instructions for what to do the night before surgery and the day of surgery (4 hours and 2 hours before) are provided. 

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