Patient-generated Digital Images after Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery

Patient satisfaction after scoliosis surgery

 Abstract Background: Patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 40 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients in several physical and psychological characteristics. The aim of the study was to determine whether adolescents generally report satisfaction with the postoperative appeara...

Pediatric pain after ambulatory surgery: where's the medication?

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this controlled study was to provide a description of children's postoperative pain, including pain intensity and analgesic consumption. METHODS Participants included 261 children, 2 to 12 years of age, undergoing routine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy surgery. Baseline and demographic data were collected before surgery, and a standardized approach to anesthesia and ...

759Patient-Captured Digital Images to Assess Post-operative Wounds for Infection: a pediatric ambulatory surgery cohort study

Infection: a pediatric ambulatory surgery cohort study Christina Irace, BS; Heather Brouwer, BS; Rachael Ross, MPH; Matthew Miller, BS; Robert Grundmeier, MD; Susan Rettig, BSN, CIC; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; General Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Infection Prevention a...

Surgery of the Ambulatory Patient

1023Infectious Complications of Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery

Rachael Ross, MPH; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD; Susan Rettig, BSN, CIC; Robert Grundmeier, MD; Heather Brouwer, BS; Christina Irace, BS; Russell Localio, PhD; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Infection Prevention and Control, Th...