CHOC Pediatrica
News and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
Rady Children’s Health OC otolaryngologists and research team explore how intracapsular tonsillectomies may reduce operating room time, improve efficiency for clinical teams and create valuable learning opportunities for surgeons in training, all while maintaining a strong focus on patient outcomes.
The event in San Diego will feature more than 350 educational sessions, practical learning opportunities, and the largest pediatric tech exhibit of its kind.
Although 3D-printed models are not new to pediatric healthcare, Rady Children’s Hospital Orange County now has four of its own printers in the new maker space in the Research Institute on the ninth floor of the Southwest Tower.
Bud Hager and his wife, Maggie, are the primary caregivers for their daughter, Emma, 9. They help other parents of medically complex children.
It’s a critical process of bridging a gap that is aimed at helping patients with congenital heart disease gain independence and maximizing lifelong functioning.
The novel work of the new advanced bronchoscopy team ended up dramatically shortening what would have been a much longer hospital stay and likely prevented the 8-year-old from having to undergo a surgical intervention.
