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Children are precious; there’s no two ways about it. As parents you want the best life for them and do everything in your capacity to ensure this. We follow the same credo at Manipal Hospitals when it comes to children’s health, to provide comprehensive and holistic paediatric healthcare services under one roof in a cheerful and compassionate ambience.
The Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics and Child Care is a place children will love to come to even when they are sick. This is because our paediatricians are not only skilled in their specialized field of medicine but also are kind, sympathetic and patient to a child’s needs. From the moment a baby is born and during the child’s growing years, in our range of dedicated facilities from Neonatal, immunization and lactation, to paediatric emergency services and the gamut of paediatric specialities, we adopt a multidisciplinary approach to each healthcare speciality in the best interest of our little patients.
When a baby is born with health issues and is kept in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit under the watchful eye of our specialised neonatologists, it gets all the delicate care it deserves to safe its life. For those specific babies, such as preemies (premature) with a birth weight less than 1500 grams and who need emergency treatment, or those who were…
An intramuscular injection is a technique used to deliver a medication deep into the muscles. This allows the medication to be absorbed into the bloodstream quickly. This is a short 5-minute procedure.
Nebulization is the process of administering medication directly to the lungs via mist inhalation with the help of a nebulizer.
Owing to the developing immune system children are uniquely susceptible to a variety of infections in the community. The manifestations are different from adults thereby requiring inputs from a paediatric infectious disease (PID) specialist. A PID specialist is a paediatrician who is specialized in infectious disease and has the knowledge and skill…
This type of surgery involves the reconstruction of complex urinary and genital anomalies in children to prevent complications in their growing years. It is also done to correct genital deformities.
Paediatric Urology deals with congenital and acquired disorders of the genito urinary system in children. Our team of superlative urologists has profound knowledge of the contemporary trends in gender disorders and is proficient in treating the most complex of urological conditions in children.
Trauma or injury is the leading cause of health complications and death in children. A child’s chances of survival depend on how fast the emergency response team in a hospital is able to resuscitate her/him and begin the emergency treatment.
Thoracic surgery is a field of medicine that deals with the surgical treatment of conditions affecting the organs inside the chest, including the heart, lungs, and oesophagus. Thoracic surgery is a relatively new field, and as such, much research is still being done to perfect the techniques and procedures involved. Lung surgery is a common type of…
Vascular access is frequently required in hospitalized children to diagnose and symptomatically treat certain diseases. Venous access is used in anaesthesia, resuscitation, critical care for fluid, and medication delivery. Arterial access is performed in major surgeries and critically ill children where blood pressure monitoring and blood gas sampling…
Surgery is a common treatment for solid tumours in children, and it is often the first treatment tried and may be the only treatment needed. Surgery can be used to remove the tumour and a margin of healthy tissue around it. Surgery can also be used to biopsy the tumour when a small tissue sample is removed for testing. Surgery can be used to debulk…
Through thoracoscopy and laparascopy, paediatric surgeons can perform the most complicated intra-abdominal or intrathoracic procedures. The miniaturization of the surgical instrumentation and improved optics such as high-resolution digital camera, telescope, and light source allow our surgeons to perform intricate operations deftly, even in babies…
Thalassemia is a group of blood disorders that affects the body’s ability to produce haemoglobin and red blood cells naturally. Moderate and severe thalassemias are often diagnosed in childhood because symptoms usually appear during the first 2 years of a child's life.
Vaccinations and immunization treatments are critical components of ensuring a child's well being. There are a number of different vaccines and booster shots that become due over the period of a child's growth. Timely administration is important to safely vaccinate.
This rare speciality of surgery deals with the diseases, malformations and trauma among children from the womb to their teenage years. The paediatric surgeons’ scope of surgical prowess encompasses all conditions in this age group, particularly small children.
Dedicated to the treatment of respiratory problems in children, this specialized sub speciality leverages the experience of paediatric pulmonologists in determining the best line of care. Some children may be born with breathing problems while others may acquire health conditions like asthma in their growing years. Early diagnosis and treatment can…
At our paediatric nephrology unit, we diagnose, treat, and manage children having various disorders affecting the kidney and urinary tract including kidney failure, high blood pressure, inherited kidney diseases, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, and abnormalities in the urine such as blood and protein. A child is more at risk for acute kidney…
Paediatric Intensive Care specializes in the high quality treatment and care of critically ill infants and children. The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Manipal Hospitals is a multidisciplinary advanced intensive care unit.
A newborn is at the most delicate phase of its existence where any health turn could endanger its life. This is when it needs superior care and excellence from expert neonatologists to survive this critical phase.
It is natural for children to fall ill or to sustain injuries from falls when they are playing. However, when the illness or fall is a threat to their safety, they need skilled emergency care to save their life. A paediatric emergency is hence defined as a serious condition that threatens the life of an infant, child, teen, or young adult, who may…
The strength of our neonatology department lies in our capability and experience to provide that vital diagnosis and treatment to newborns especially the sick ones. Our team of neonatologists is on duty round the clock to handle emergency conditions in premature (preemies) and medically fragile neonates, with exceptional care and compassion.
All of the ICU’s have special air handling units with HEPA filters to ensure air circulation that is free from bacteria. An active infection control team is available round the clock. Best in class gadgets for careful monitoring and management is provided for child patients.
Children have a tendency to eat, swallow or inhale foreign objects which can threaten their respiratory and digestive systems. Removing foreign objects is a delicate task that requires surgical knowledge and timely intervention.
Identifying allergies early on can save a child from a lot of discomfort and danger. Allergy tests allow doctors to identify a number of common allergies. The test is done with a combination of blood, skin and dietary tests.
World-renowned expertise, state-of-the-art technology, quality, ease of communication, scientifically-backed treatment techniques and the latest technology lets Manipal Hospitals adopt the best paediatric care model to improve the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents.
On top of paediatric experts, Manipal Hospital's family-friendly environment has dedicated paediatric nurses caring for children recognized for their nursing excellence.
More than the world-class medical knowledge, the compassion of its doctors, nurses and everyone involved has been the key to it becoming the tertiary care referral centre for children across the nation and the world. The countless families' happiness and gratitude have been the true measure of the caring service provided at Manipal Hospitals.
Manipal Hospitals' Advanced Children centre supported by a well equipped microbiological and pathological lab, blood bank, radiology department, outpatient and inpatient care, child and parent centric emergency department. Manipal Hospitals is accredited to the National Board of Examinations and conducts three year DNB programme and fellowship in paediatrics, neonatology and paediatric infection control. The department caters to a multitude of services like paediatric ICU (PICU), General paediatrics, Neonatal ICU (NICU), paediatric orthopedics, paediatric neurology, paediatric pulmonology, paediatric rheumatology, paediatrics ent and airway, paediatric ophthalmology services, Blood bank, paediatric urology, paediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, paediatric nuclear medicine, paediatric interventional radiology, paediatric cardiothoracic surgery, Thalassemia clinic & paediatric haematology-oncology, paediatric rehabilitation, paediatric plastic surgery, Child and family psychology, paediatric genetics, paediatric orthodontics, Lactation services, paediatric allergy, paediatric dermatology, Metabolic services, paediatric endocrinology, paediatric infectious diseases, Developmental paediatrics, child psychologist & adolescent paediatrics
Children are not small adults, an adage of paediatrics followed conscientiously at Manipal Hospitals, dedicated to providing high-quality, personalized care and nurture and is committed to building long-term partnerships with its little patients. Contact us to know more about childcare and book an appointment with one of our paediatric specialists today.
