Table 5.

Surgeon perception towards limiting specific procedures and institutional guidelines: elective cases

Procedure	Reporting procedure should be limited* (%)	Reporting institution currently limits* (%)
Vascular access device removal	54	48
Chest wall reconstruction	51	41
Asymptomatic inguinal hernia	61	68
Asymptomatic infant inguinal hernia	51	60
Anorectal malformation reconstruction following diversion	58	54
Hirschsprung disease reconstruction following diversion	59	59
Inflammatory bowel disease reconstruction following diversion	55	56
Enterostomy closure	57	51
Breast lesion excision (ie, fibroadenoma)	43	40
Branchial cleft cyst/sinus excision	58	58
Thyroglossal duct cyst excision	54	57
Fundoplication	54	45
Orchiopexy	54	58
Bariatric surgery	38	54
Splenectomy for hematological disease	30	50
Cholecystectomy for biliary colic	41	52
Repair of asymptomatic choledochal cyst	45	53

*For each procedure, percentages include only facilities that report they perform that procedure.