Authors
Brielle V Ochoa, R Scott Eldredge, Benjamin E Padilla, Amir M Alhajjat, Stephanie D Chao, Matthew S Clifton, Jose L Diaz-Miron, Elizabeth A Fialkowski, Yigit S Guner, Juan P Gurria, Aaron R Jensen, Olivia A Keane, Lorraine Kelley-Quon, Pablo Laje, Hau D Le, Aaron P Lesher, Samir R Pandya, Eduardo A Perez, Katie W Russell, Bethany J Slater, KuoJen Tsao, Cristine S Velazco, Minna M Wieck
Publication date
2024/5/28
Journal
Journal of pediatric surgery
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Introduction
Inguinal hernia repair (IHR) is a common pediatric operation performed via open or laparoscopic approaches. The objective of this survey study was to assess current approaches to IHR in a national sample of pediatric general surgeons.
Methods
A REDCap survey was distributed to all pediatric general surgeons at 21 US institutions in 2023. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze responses.
Results
The response rate was 70.0% (145/207) with median fellowship graduation year of 2011. Respondents reported they were primarily taught either an open (73.1%) or laparoscopic (6.9%) technique in fellowship, while 18.6% reported being taught both techniques equally. Overall, 60.7% of respondents reported currently performing both laparoscopic and open IHR, while 27.6% reported performing only open IHR and 11.7% reported performing only laparoscopic IHR. During unilateral open IHR, 75.8% of …
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