What to expect during your aerodigestive visit
At Children’s Minnesota, our goal is to offer your child the most comprehensive care in the most comfortable, pleasant and efficient way.
Step 1: Before your visit
Before your first visit, a specialized nurse practitioner will contact you to discuss your child’s health history, and our team will review your child’s medical records, including any available imaging results. This enables us to become familiar with your child’s condition and begin collaborating about further testing and care before you even walk through the door.
Step 2: Your first appointment
On the day of your appointment, we’ll help you get settled in, and then our team will come to you. During the first visit, your child will be seen by each sub specialist on the team. This initial appointment usually takes about two and three hours. Depending on your child’s needs, they may receive a videofluoroscopic swallow evaluation and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallow.
Step 3: After the appointment
Shortly after your child’s appointment, you will receive a summary of the visit and discuss recommendations for what should happen next.
Step 4: If further testing is needed
If sedated diagnostic procedures are recommended, our team will help you coordinated a second visit under a single anesthetic. After all testing is complete, your child’s care team will meet again to review the results, form a diagnosis, and discuss next steps.
