Variations in preoperative decision making for antireflux procedures in pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease: A survey of pediatric surgeons

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1093-1098

  LaRiviere, Cabrini A ^a   Parimi, Chinnaya ^a   Huaco, Jorge C ^a   Acierno, Stephanie A ^b   Garrison, Michelle M ^c   Goldin, Adam B ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Mary Bridge Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflux procedures; Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD); Pediatric; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959311103     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.035     Document Type: Article

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