Day Surgery or Ambulatory Surgery means that your child will be safely discharged home on the same day after a surgical or interventional procedure under general anesthesia. For some, day surgery is the point of entry to the hospital, even if your child will be admitted after the procedure.

The links gathered below are to facilitate your search for information and instruction and to assist you in preparing to care for your child before and after a day surgery. For further details, a list of departments and clinics involved in day surgery is provided below.

View a video describing a pathway of Day Surgery at the Montreal Children's Hospital:

Download printable brochures:

• Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy

Download printable postoperative instructions:

• Care at home after a day surgery
• Care at home after a herniorrhaphy, hydrocelectomy, or an orchidopexy
• Care at home after insertion of P.E. tubes
• Care at home after a circumcision
• Care at home after laser treatment
• Care at home after an otoplasty
• Care at home after strabismus surgery
• Care at home after an umbilical hernia repair

Departments and clinics:

• Anesthesia
• Adolescent Medicine
• Child Life Services
• Dentistry
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Preoperative Assessment Clinic
• Surgery, Pediatric General
• Urology