Pediatric endocrine surgery: Who is operating on our children?

Charles T. Tuggle; Sanziana A. Roman; Tracy S. Wang; Leon Boudourakis; Daniel C. Thomas; Robert Udelsman; Julie Ann Sosa

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2008.08.033

Pediatric endocrine surgery: Who is operating on our children?

Charles T. Tuggle
, Sanziana A. Roman
, Tracy S. Wang
, Leon Boudourakis
, Daniel C. Thomas
, Robert Udelsman
, Julie Ann Sosa

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Original language	American English
Journal	Surgery
Volume	144
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2008.08.033
State	Published - Jan 12 2008
Externally published	Yes

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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note = "Cross-sectional analyses were performed using 1999 to 2005 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample data. Outcomes included complications, length of stay (LOS), and costs. High-volume surgeons performed >30 cervical endocrine procedures per year in adults and children; pediatric surgeons restricted >90\% of their practices to patients ≤17 years old.",

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