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Platypus – Surgical Care

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Parent Information

Parent Information

If you're coming to hospital for the first time, our Preparing for Hospital ��Ի� Preparing Your Child for Hospital guides may be useful. If you're preparing for a stay on Platypus, Coming for Surgery ��Ի� Surgical Pathways will give you a good idea of what to expect during your admission. After your child has been an inpatient at Platypus, they may need Rehab ��Ի�/or a follow up at our Specialist clinics .

Our Family Resource and Respite Centre can provide great help to parents whilst your child is an inpatient.

The following links may provide helpful information regarding your child's condition.

Fact Sheets

Plastics

Plastics Parent Information

Cleft Lip and Palate Overview

Feeding a Child with Cleft Lip and Palate

Discharge Information

Orthopaedics

Orthopaedic Parent Information

Cerebral Palsy

Fractures

Osteomyelitis

Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE)

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Hip Spica: What to expect in hospital

Hip Spica: Care at home

Wrapping your baby to prevent developmental dysplasia of the hip

Pressure Injury Prevention

Plaster Care

Epidural Analgesia

Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

Crutches

Burns

General Burns Treatment

Burns to the face

Burns and Physiotherapy

Burns Clinic

Split Skin Graft

Urology

Hypospadias

Hypospadias Surgery

Home care for hypospadias

Indwelling Urinary Catheter (IDC)

General

Appendicitis

Removing the Appendix

Nasogastric Tube

Interacting with Newborns

Wound Care

Helpful Links

Parent Information

Burns Safety

Kids Health Info Fact Sheets

Orthopaedic information

Plastics Information

Limb Reconstruction

Educational Play Therapy

Comfort Kids