Subspecialization may improve an esophageal atresia service but has not addressed declining trainee experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1363-1368

  Jawaid, Wajid ^a   Chan, Benjamin ^b   Jesudason, Edwin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European working time directive; Oesophageal atresia; Oesophageal replacement; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHOLECYSTOTOMY; COLON RESECTION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SUBSPECIALIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRACHEOMALACIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISOMY 21;

COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84864130750     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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