Patient and Family Education

We want you to have all the information you and your child need to understand your child’s condition and to participate in treatment. This page provides links to resources that we hope will be helpful.

Anesthesia: What to Expect

• What to expect if your child needs anesthesia 
• Pre-Anesthesia Surgical Service (PASS ): What to Expect
• Anesthesia and Your Procedure Day (Video 10:37) (Spanish)

Anesthesia Related to Surgery

• General Anesthesia and Your Child (Spanish) (PDF)
• Regional Anesthesia (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
  • Epidural Catheters (PDF) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
  • Caring for a Peripheral Nerve Catheter at Home  
  • Peripheral Nerve Catheters (PDF) (Arabic) (Spanish)
  • Going Home With a Medicine Pump (Video 3:18)
  • Removing Your Child’s Peripheral Nerve Catheter (Video 4:41)
  • When Should I Call the Anesthesia Doctor? (Video 4:55)
• Discharge Instructions for Procedures Under Anesthesia (Russian) (Spanish) (PDF)
• Safety Screening Before Anesthesia For Rare Genetic Variants in Mitochondrial DNA (PDF)
• Sedation Discharge Instructions (Russian) (Spanish) (PDF)

Anesthesia for Tests and Injections

• Getting an MRI With Anesthesia (Video 4:04)
• Anesthesia for Radiology Tests (PDF) (Spanish)
• Sedated EEG Test (Spanish) (PDF)
• Reducing the Pain and Anxiety of Needles (PDF) (Spanish)
• Numbing Cream to Reduce the Pain of Needles (PDF)

Surgery Resources

• What to Expect on Your Surgery Day - Photo book (PDF)
• Seattle: Before Procedure Checklist (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Chinese)
• Bellevue: Before Surgery Checklist (PDF) (French) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Preparing for Your Child’s Surgery or Procedure  
• Enhanced Recovery Program After Surgery (PDF)
• Pregnancy Screening Before a Procedure (PDF)

General Pain and Anesthesia Resources

• Acute Pain: Prevent and Relieve Pain From a Surgery or Medical Procedure (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Chinese) (Dari) (Farsi) (French) (Japanese) (Oromo) (Pashto) (Russian) (Somali) (Spanish) (Tigrinya) (Ukrainian) (Vietnamese)
• PCA: Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Parents, Speak Up About Pain (Video 8:15)
• Anesthesia Web  
• Types of Anesthesia (KidsHealth)
• University of Washington School of Medicine – Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine  
• What Is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist? (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Resources at Seattle Children’s

• How to prepare for your visit
• Transportation and lodging
• Hospital services
• Paying for care
• Social Work