Research & Advances
We are constantly looking to find better ways to care for your child. Our doctors seek out treatments and surgical techniques that are leading edge, but that also have proven benefits.
Clinical Advances
Some of our current clinical advances include:
It takes research specifically focused on pediatrics to develop the best treatments for kids. That's why research is a priority at Seattle Children's.
~ Dr. Lynn Martin, director, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Abdominal Wall
- Anesthesia
- Appendix
- Chest Wall
- Intestine
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Outcomes
- Surgical Oncology
Research
Rather than looking at adult research studies to figure out how kids should be treated, we are doing our own pediatric research in many areas.
Through Children's Hospital's growing research program, we are discovering better ways to care for children before, during and after surgery. We are committed to bringing the new knowledge we gain from research to the bedside — so that our region's children receive the treatments and procedures that have the very best outcomes.
Here's a sampling of our current research projects:
- Tissue Engineering
We are in the laboratory looking at ways to grow intestinal tissue to help children suffering from tissue loss in the small intestine. - Outcomes for Gastroesophageal Reflux
We are investigating whether surgery is the best method to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. - Outcomes for Pain-relieving Medicines
We are studying the responses that infants and young children have to certain pain-relieving medicines. - Outcomes for Regional Anesthesia
In 2006, we began an international registry, or database, to record complications that might occur when ultrasound and other techniques are used to give children a type of anesthesia called "regional anesthesia."