The fourth edition of this widely used reference text of pediatric surgery certainly lives up to the golden standards of the earlier editions. This large, two-volume work is composed of monographs from 149 pediatric surgeons, most of whom are experts in their fields. The five editors have done a superb job of compiling such a massive amount of information and have, for the most part, refined th...

background: conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) due to the higher volume of priming solution in comparison to the total blood volume in children requires careful consideration. recently attention has been focused on the potential risk of hyperkalemia in these patients. given its significant effects on cardiac rhythm, hyperkalemia is considered a medical emergency. in this cross-sectional st...

OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of a pediatric day surgery program and its benefits to the child and family. DESIGN A review and analysis of prospectively gathered data. SETTING The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), a university-affiliated pediatric centre with a referral base of 2.5 million people. PATIENTS All children undergoing day surgery at CHEO during the ...

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; All Children’s Hospital, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, Pediatric Cardiology Associates/Pediatr...

The fourth edition of this widely used reference text of pediatric surgery certainly lives up to the golden standards of the earlier editions. This large, two-volume work is composed of monographs from 149 pediatric surgeons, most of whom are experts in their fields. The five editors have done a superb job of compiling such a massive amount of information and have, for the most part, refined th...

Retrograde autologous priming (RAP) has been routinely applied in cardiac pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, this technique is performed in pediatric patients weighing more than 20 kg, and research about its application in pediatric patients weighing less than 20 kg is still scarce. This study explored the clinical application of RAP in CPB in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac...

BACKGROUND The past 2 decades have seen a rapid integration of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to pediatric surgical practice. This study endeavored to delineate the current status of MIS in pediatric surgery. METHODS Three hundred six pediatric surgeons were invited to participate in an anonymous Web-based survey. Apart from demographic details and opinion regarding robotic surgery, surgeon...

OBJECTIVE To assess the application and safety of transoral robotic surgery in the pediatric airway. DESIGN An institutional review board-approved study. Experimental laryngeal surgery was performed on 4 pediatric cadaver larynxes as controls. Application of robotic equipment for laryngeal surgery was attempted on 5 patients. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric medical center. PATIENTS Five p...

Trapdoor fracture is a type of orbital fracture frequently observed in pediatric patients after facial trauma. The treatment options and surgical outcomes associated with this fracture are controversial.This study investigated the surgery principles and strategies as well as the functional training for the recovery and prognosis of pediatric patients with trapdoor fracture.A retrospective study...

objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology, associated injurers and clinical presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. methods: this study was a cross-sectional study being conducted in the department of cardiovascular, thoracic surgery (cvts) and pediatric surgery, sher-i-kashmir institute of medical sciences (skims), srinagar, kashmir, india. all patients of pos...