Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open fundoplication in children's hospitals: 2005-2008

Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open fundoplication in children's hospitals: 2005-2008

Fundoplication is a common pediatric surgery, but little data comparing the laparoscopic approach with the open approach have been published. To compare infection rates, complication rates, length of stay, and cost for laparoscopic fundoplication versus open fundoplication among pediatric patients a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2011-05, Vol.127 (5), p.872-880
Hauptverfasser: Fox, David, Morrato, Elaine, Campagna, Elizabeth J, Rees, Daniel I, Dickinson, L Miriam, Partrick, David A, Kempe, Allison
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal surgery
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Childrens health
Databases, Factual
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundoplication - adverse effects
Fundoplication - methods
Health Care Surveys
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Laparoscopy - adverse effects
Laparoscopy - methods
Laparotomy - adverse effects
Laparotomy - methods
Length of Stay
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Nosocomial infections
Pain Measurement
Pediatrics
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - physiopathology
Regression Analysis
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surgical outcomes
Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection - physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Fundoplication is a common pediatric surgery, but little data comparing the laparoscopic approach with the open approach have been published. To compare infection rates, complication rates, length of stay, and cost for laparoscopic fundoplication versus open fundoplication among pediatric patients and to examine trends in utilization of laparoscopic fundoplication. We used the Pediatric Health Information System database to conduct a retrospective study of children (aged
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2010-1198