Does Pediatric Surgical Specialty Training Affect Outcome after Ramstedt Pyloromyotomy? A Population-Based Study

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1342-1347

  Langer, Jacob C ^a,b   To, Teresa ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

General surgery; Outcomes analysis; Patient volume; Pediatric surgery; Pyloric stenosis; Subspecialization

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYLORIC STENOSIS; SURGERY;

EID: 2342576265     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.5.1342     Document Type: Review

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