Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Previous studies have explored under- and overtriage, and the means by which to optimize these rates. Few have examined secondary overtriage (SO), or the unnecessary transfer of minimally injured patients to higher level trauma centers. We sought to determine the incidence and impact of SO in our pediatric level one trauma center. We performed a re...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
To identify factors associated with firearm injury (FI) and willingness to enroll in a violence intervention program amongst pediatric victims of violence. Cross-sectional study of victims of violence age 6-19 years presenting to a children's hospital emergency department from 2014 to 2017. Participants were interviewed by social workers prior to b...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Little is known about differences in immune function among children with multiple intestinal atresia (MIA) and those with isolated intestinal atresia (IA), and how such differences may manifest as infectious complications and patient outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the immune function and its impact on patient outcomes in IA and MIA child...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Pulmonary function and functional capacity gets compromised and reduced after open abdominal surgery. We assessed whether Preoperative physiotherapy education (POPE) along with postoperative physiotherapy (POP) preserve pulmonary function and functional capacity after open abdominal surgery among Pediatric population. Hence, the goal of this study ...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
There are some studies about the effect of postoperative anal dilatation on anastomotic stenosis and Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC), but we have not seen any report about preoperative anal dilatation. We hypothesized that preoperative anal dilatation could reduce the incidence of HAEC and facilitate the operation. We aim to compare th...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) is rarely seen in the pediatric population. Most of the available literature comes from adult patients, while only anecdotal cases have been reported in children. To describe the clinical course, management, and outcomes of all EC cases treated at a children's hospital. All cholecystectomy specimens obtained between ...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among pediatric patients. There were 13,436 injuries related to snow sports in those younger than 15 in 2015, with 4.8% requiring admission. These sports are high-risk given the potential for injury even when using protective equipment. We hypothesized that snow sport injury patterns would differ b...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is increasingly used for the correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and esophageal atresia (EA). It is important to master these complex procedures, preferably preclinically, to avoid complications. The aim of this study was to validate recently developed models to train these MIS procedures preclinically...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
The aim of the study was to evaluate the postoperative quality of life (QoL) of patients who underwent minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) with a newly designed bar and bar stabilizers. We conducted a prospective randomized study in which patients were operated either with standard perpendicular stabilizers (control group) or with...
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery
Recent reports suggested that blind laparoscopic entry techniques, including Veress needle (VN), might increase the risks of potentially fatal complications. All consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopy in two Pediatric Hospitals with the use of a Veress needle during a 14-year period have been included. In all cases the first trocar was a ra...
