DEVELOPMENT OF A RED FLAG SCORECARD SCREENING TOOL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Child physical abuse may have subtle presenting signs and can be challenging to identify, especially at emergency centers that do not...

MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN CHILDREN: A SINGLE INSTITUTION PROTOCOL ANALYSIS

The Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium suggested a simple aspiration of primary spontaneous pneumothorax protocol, failing which,...

LONG-TERM ESTHETIC OUTCOME OF DIFFERENT TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL CERVICOFACIAL LYMPHADENITIS

Nontuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis is a rare infection which almost exclusively occurs in children, most commonly...

LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF MORGAGNI HERNIA IN CHILDREN

This study aimed to evaluate our patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted transabdominal repair for Morgagni hernia .

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SCREENING METHODS FOR CONGENITAL ANOMALIES IN LOW AND LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Surgically correctable congenital anomalies are responsible for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality in children from low-and...

HIRSCHSPRUNG-ASSOCIATED INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A MULTICENTER STUDY FROM THE APSA HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE INTEREST GROUP

/Purpose: A small number of Hirschsprung disease patients develop inflammatory bowel disease -like symptoms after pullthrough surgery....

“YOUR CHILD NEEDS SURGERY”: A SURVEY-BASED EVALUATION OF SIMULATED EXPERT CONSENT CONVERSATIONS BY KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Consent conversations in pediatric surgery are essential components of pre-operative care which, when inadequate, can lead to significant...

THE METABOLIC AND LIPIDOMIC PROFILING OF THE EFFECTS OF TRACHEAL OCCLUSION IN A RABBIT MODEL OF CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

Fetal tracheal occlusion reverses the pulmonary hypoplasia associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia , but its mechanism of action...

HOW CAN PEDIATRIC SURGEONS ADDRESS RACISM AND BECOME ACTIVELY ANTI-RACIST?

This is an article submitted on behalf of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. We assert that Pediatric Surgeons must work...

HIGH FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION FOR CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

The optimal role of high frequency jet ventilation in lung protective stabilization of congenital diaphragmatic hernia remains uncertain....

THE 53RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC SURGEONS

The 53rd annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons was held at the Fairmont Victoria Hotel in Victoria, British...

ASSESSING THE PERIOPERATIVE TIMELINE AND INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS TO OPTIMIZE CARE FOR PEDIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS FROM NORTHERN QUEBEC

Patients from remote communities often require relocation to urban centres to receive surgical care. This study examines the timeline...

PATIENT EXPERIENCE OR PATIENT SATISFACTION? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF CHILD- AND FAMILY-REPORTED EXPERIENCE MEASURES IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Patient-reported outcomes measures and patient-reported experience measures are increasingly recognized as important health care quality...

SINGLE-CENTER COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY AND TRANSUMBILICAL LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED APPENDECTOMY

Appendectomy is the most common pediatric emergency surgery performed to date. This study compared outcomes between laparoscopic appendectomy...

UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC POLICIES ON PEDIATRIC ACUTE APPENDICITIS SURGERY

Global pandemics may limit access to specialized care, delaying diagnosis and treatment of common acute surgical diseases. We analyzed...

THE PERSONAL IMPACT OF INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL HEALTH OUTREACH: A NATIONAL SURVEY OF FORMER OPERATION SMILE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

Humanitarian surgical organizations such as Operation Smile provide global health opportunities for students and medical trainees....

INVITED COMMENTARY ON STOEHR J, ET AL: THE PERSONAL IMPACT OF INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL HEALTH OUTREACH: A NATIONAL SURVEY OF FORMER OPERATION SMILE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

During my years working in Kenya and Ethiopia, I used to warn keen short-term volunteers that, as much as they came motivated by a...

CURRENT SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME MANAGEMENT: AN ERA OF IMPROVED OUTCOMES AND CONTINUED CHALLENGES

Prior to the late 1960s, pediatric short bowel syndrome was a frequently fatal disease. Currently, pediatric interdisciplinary bowel...