Incidence of non-physiologically complex surgical procedures performed in children: an Ontario population-based study of health administrative data

ConclusionsNon-physiologically complex procedures have progressively migrated to pediatric specialist hospitals from other hospitals in Ontario. Specialty pediatric hospitals are principally dissimilar from other hospitals performing pediatric surgery based not on physiological complexity, but on their diversity. These findings suggest that some types of surgical procedures may be redistributed from specialist pediatric hospitals to other hospitals performing pediatric surgery.Trial registrationwww.clinicaltrials.gov, number NCT03144544. Registered 2 May 2016.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research