Akron Children’s has successfully achieved shorter lengths of stay for open-heart surgery in infants and pediatric patients, including lengths of stay that are half as long as most other programs. “Our average length of stay is three days, but we are trending toward two days for many common open-heart procedures,” said Robert Stewart, MD, Akron […]
New $3.5 million operating room dedicated to pediatric spine surgeries
Akron Children’s has opened a dedicated operating room for child, adolescent and young adult spine surgeries, which has, at its centerpiece, the nView s1 navigation system. As the second children’s hospital in the country and the first in the Midwest to use the nView system, Akron Children’s pediatric orthopedic surgeons now have the benefit of […]
Spinal anesthesia program eliminates the need for general anesthesia in young children
Amid concerns of the neuro-cognitive effects of general anesthesia on young children, Akron Children’s anesthesiologists are using spinal anesthesia to perform many common urologic and general surgery procedures in newborns to children less than 2 years of age. “This allows us to eliminate general anesthesia for children under the age of 2 when elective surgery […]
Refer patients to the Pain Center
Akron Children’s Pain Center is one of only a few centers in a five-state region that addresses physical, psychological and emotional well-being, not just the symptoms of pain. Treatment for acute and chronic pain in children and teens includes: Interventional pain management, including peripheral and neuraxial nerve blocks Epidural steroid injections Ketamine infusions to treat pain […]
9 Ways to help children manage anxiety about returning to school
An Akron Children’s child psychiatrist said a common misnomer about kids who experience school anxiety is that they don’t like school. “It’s important for parents to know that most children who have school anxiety actually like school!” said Dr. Laura Markley, medical director, Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry. “The fearsome part for many children is being away from […]
Motility program offers state-of-the-art care
Akron Children’s provides the full range of testing and treatment options for patients with a variety of gastrointestinal motility disorders. The new motility program is currently spearheaded by Shivani Gupta, DO, who serves as director of the Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program. Dr. Gupta joined Akron Children’s in 2022 upon completion of her pediatric gastroenterology […]
