Children's surgery: a national survey of consultant clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To survey clinical practice and opinions of consultant surgeons and anaesthetists caring for children to inform the needs for training, commissioning and management of children's surgery in the UK.

Design

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) hosted an online survey to gather data on current clinical practice of UK consultant surgeons and anaesthetists caring for children.

Setting

The questionnaire was circulated to all hospitals and to Anaesthetic and Surgical Royal Colleges, and relevant specialist societies covering the UK and the Channel Islands and was mainly completed by consultants in District General Hospitals.

Participants

555 surgeons and 1561 anaesthetists completed the questionnaire.

Results

32.6

SUBMITTER: Mason DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488724 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature