Art of being more than a Surgeon

Each infant born with congenital neurological problems is a unique puzzle. As a result, you cannot use the same strategy for each child. The time and effort each surgeon puts in during their residency provides them a peek into the outside world, but they never fully know how challenging it may be if they encounter it in real-time. Each problem requires careful consideration. One must always be curious and problem-solving, and there is a wide range of developmental ages and parental styles. This means we must have soft skills on many different levels. 

Hospitals have their own charm to make children feel not vulnerable and terrified, especially if their stay involves surgery, even if it is a minor procedure with a short recovery period. When a kid undergoes surgery, parents understandably become upset and, at times, begin feverishly questioning every potential detail that may or may not be required. Fear, worry, tension, and anxiety are all significant reactions to children's medical interventions that must be handled with compassion, patience, and the greatest care by a pediatric neurosurgeon. We surgeons must ensure that the child feels as easy as possible in the hospital setting, which may be accomplished by doing something as simple as avoiding the surgeon's coat, playing and engaging with the child, and/or giving goodies and treating them with things that they like to eat. 

Healthcare providers instinctively prioritize physical health. However, because mental health has been scientifically demonstrated to have a substantial influence on physical welfare, it must also be a medical focus. Pediatric patients are especially difficult to care for in this setting since they are not just miniature adults and may struggle to explain how they are feeling or advocate for what they want or need. As a result, it is critical for surgeons to establish extremely good and effective contact with the kid. 

We surgeon must be as credulous and pleasant as possible in order to relax the youngster and keep him or her busy in such a way that the child does not become upset and complicates the procedure. Using verbal play and caring gentle physical touch helps a lot to make a surgeon-patient connection and to calm the child and prepare for any further procedures.

Both the parents and child look up to their surgeon to help them relieve their pain, sorrow. It all falls on the surgeon to treat their patients with empathy, compassion, and the full scope of their knowledge to give them the best life they can have. We surgeons must be artists who deal with all sorts of canvases, ranging from patients brought in with war injuries to infants who are still in the womb and need correction before they can be born. We learn and evolve with every experience and help us make our lives safe, comfortable, and blessed.