One year’s case load at a typical paediatric surgical centre (Bristol and the South West)
| Population (millions) | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Number of births (1989) | 41000 |
| Total neonatal surgical admissions | 122 |
| Specialist paediatric surgery | |
| Major neonatal operations | 71 |
| Major non-neonatal operations (excluding oncology and endoscopy) | 78 |
| Oncology operations (including biopsies) | 59 |
| Insertion of Hickman line | 223 |
| Specialist urology (major cases) | 139 |
| Non-specialist paediatric surgery | |
| Inguinal hernia | 267 |
| Orchidopexy | 131 |
| Pyloric stenosis | 38 |