Trends in Paediatric surgical volume and associated mortality in England: a nationwide study over an eight year period
We report the trends in paediatric surgical volume and assocaited mortality for an entire healthcare system over eight years inlcuding during the COVID-19 pandemic. One in 14 surgical procedures were performed on children, with substantially lower mortality risk than adults.
Authors
- Thomas D. Dobbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-7741)
- Benjamin Allin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-2733)
- Alexander J. Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4461-7777)
- L. Amaki Sogbodjor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5511-0202)
- Rupert M. Pearse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4373-5934)
- Timothy Bradnock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4381-2706)
- Marian Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-4575)
- Juri Althonayan
- Tom Abbott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8664-3001)
- Nara Orban
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Morriston Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital (GB)
- William Harvey Research Institute (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJA Open
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100505
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00