Aim To investigate the distribution of paediatric surgery in various hospitals and to study
postoperative risk factors of mortality. Methods Retrospective registry‐based cohort study of …

Background Safe anaesthesia and surgery are a public health imperative. There are few
data describing outcomes for children undergoing anaesthesia and surgery in Africa. We …

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the extent and the future of paediatric
surgery performed in Scotland outside of the designated surgical paediatric centres …

Purpose This study compared the outcomes of infants who underwent surgery in neonatal
intensive care units by pediatric surgeons and by general surgeons. Methods This was a …

Introduction Pediatric surgery has emerged from general surgery to take better care of the
needs of surgically ill children. The development of pediatric surgery in Germany started in …

Background Mortality rates for eight surgical procedures have been endorsed by the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality as part of the Inpatient Quality Indicators developed to …

Background: There are increasing moves towards centralization in paediatric surgery. With
only four paediatric tertiary centres in New Zealand, many general surgeons still routinely …

Introduction The gradual shift of general paediatric surgery (GPS) provision from district
general hospitals (DGH) to specialised units is well recognised in the UK. The …

Abstract Background In Ireland, specialist paediatric surgery is carried out in paediatric
hospitals in Dublin. General surgeons/consultants in other surgical specialities provide …

Aim of the study Continuous surgical developments, growing awareness of patient
representatives and limited health-care resources are pushing for innovative approaches to …