Table 3.
Operations performed among pediatric surgical patients at KCH in 2012
| Procedure | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Skin and soft tissue | 96 (25) |
| Incision and drainage | 43 (11) |
| Excision of mass/tumor | 19 (5) |
| Biopsy | 14 (4) |
| Laceration repair | 11 (3) |
| Debridement | 9 (2) |
| Orthopedic | 68 (17) |
| Manipulation under anesthesia | 51 (13) |
| Open reduction and internal fixation | 5 (1) |
| External fixation | 4 (1) |
| Other | 8 (2) |
| Abdominal | 67 (17) |
| Colostomy | 15 (4) |
| Appendectomy | 14 (4) |
| Omphalocele repair | 7 (2) |
| Small bowel repair | 6 (2) |
| Other exploratory laparotomy | 6 (2) |
| Splenectomy | 4 (1) |
| Small bowel resection | 3 (1) |
| Primary peritonitis | 3 (1) |
| Large bowel resection | 2 (1) |
| Gastroschisis repair | 2 (1) |
| Adhesiolysis | 1 (0) |
| Colostomy reversal | 1 (0) |
| Gastrostomy | 1 (0) |
| Ileostomy | 1 (0) |
| Pyloromyotomy | 1 (0) |
| Burns | 51 (13) |
| Excision of burn | 29 (7) |
| Skin graft | 19 (5) |
| Fasciotomy | 2 (1) |
| Contracture release | 1 (0) |
| Hernia repair | 40 (10) |
| Inguinal | 32 (8) |
| Femoral | 5 (1) |
| Umbilical | 3 (1) |
| Urology | 30 (8) |
| Hydrocele repair | 11 (3) |
| Circumcision | 8 (2) |
| Orchidectomy/orchidopexy | 6 (2) |
| Cystoscopy | 4 (4) |
| Urethral dilation | 1 (0) |
| Endoscopy | 17 (4) |
| Foreign body removal | 11 (3) |
| Other | 6 (2) |
| Other | 22 (6) |
| Neurosurgery | 6 (2) |
| Ear, nose, throat | 3 (1) |
| Chest | 1 (0) |
| Other | 12 (3) |
| Total | 391 (100) |