Journal of Pediatric Surgery presents original contributions as well as a complete international abstracts section and other special departments to provide the most current source of information and references in pediatric surgery. The journal is based on the need to improve the surgical care of infants and children, not only through advances in physiology, pathology and surgical techniques, but also by attention to the unique emotional and physical needs of the young patient.
A faculty member and group of students from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) published a study earlier this year with findings that may help relieve pain in pediatric patients following ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Adults who were victims of gunshot, stab, and assault wounds as children had higher rates of PTSD
Apr 10, 2023
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Black children are over-reported as suspected victims of child abuse when they have traumatic injuries, even after accounting for poverty, according to new research from the Stanford School of Medicine.
Feb 7, 2023
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Every time a child gets a computed tomography (CT) scan from a hospital they are exposed to radiation that—according to research—creates a 1-in-1,000 risk of developing a fatal tumor later in life.
Jan 31, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increase in the frequency and mortality of pediatric firearm injuries, according to a researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Jan 12, 2023
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Minority children are significantly less likely to have had surgery in the prior 12 months than White children, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
Dec 6, 2022
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A new surgical procedure successfully addresses a common lingering challenge—incontinence—faced by some families with young children who have undergone surgery for Hirschsprung disease. This first-of-its kind procedure ...
Nov 14, 2022
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A recent study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that using a consumer-grade wearable device to track a child's heart rate and physical activity after surgery could help clinicians decide if ...
Nov 18, 2021
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The surgeons in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment Center at Boston Children's Hospital are pioneers in developing and refining innovative surgical approaches to long-gap esophageal atresia, a condition in which a child's ...
Jul 26, 2021
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In children with spina bifida, the neural tube that forms the spinal cord and brain doesn't close as it should during early prenatal development. That leaves the nerves of the spinal cord exposed to potential damage from ...
Dec 1, 2020
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