Pediatric Cholecystectomy Case Volume and Complexity Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pediatric cholecystectomy case volume and complexity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings may be secondary to changes in childhood health, transfer patterns, and shifts in access, highlighting an increased health care burden on children's hospitals.
Authors
- Caitlin A. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-0490)
- Brielle Ochoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-7853)
- Olivia A. Keane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-1949)
- Stephanie E. Iantorno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9934-7730)
- Shannon N. Acker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-0824)
- MaKayla L O'Guinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-0262)
- Claudia M. Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8337-4574)
- Aaron R. Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-1711)
- David H. Rothstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-9404)
- Tina H. Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1376-2197)
- Katie W. Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-7785)
- Shadassa Ourshalimian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2091-665X)
- Alexandra Highet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-2825)
- Samir Pandya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8936-8025)
- Utsav M Patwardhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-7408)
- Lorraine I. Kelley‐Quon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-0897)
- Romeo C. Ignacio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7259-8679)
- Katrine Løfberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6445-4867)
- Alyssa Peace
- Benjamin E. Padilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3917-6049)
- Madeleine Ing
- Gretchen Floan Sachs
- Marisa Eve Schwab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-1840)
- Lauren R. Templeton
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Doernbecher Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068065
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00