Background Esophageal atresia (EA) is a life-threatening congenital condition, affecting one
in 2600 newborns. Morbidity remains high, with many patients experiencing complications …

Background Improved understanding of the quality of survival of patients is crucial in
evaluating trauma care, understanding recovery patterns and timeframes, and informing …

There have been major advances in the surgery for oesophageal atresia (OA) and tracheo-
oesophageal fistula (TOF) with survival now exceeding 90%. The standard open approach …

Aim To evaluate the trend in presentation and postoperative outcomes of infants with
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) over the last decade. Methods This was a multicentre …

INoEA is the International Network of Esophageal Atresia and consists of a broad spectrum
of pediatric specialties and patient societies. The working group on long-gap esophageal …

Background Navigating complex health care systems during the multiple phases of recovery
following major trauma entails many challenges for injured patients. Patients' experiences …

Background Morbidity following repair of Hirschsprung disease (HD) is common. However,
quality of life (QoL) results focused on HD children are contradictory. We aimed to measure …

Objective: To investigate temporal trends in the incidence, mortality, disability‐adjusted life‐
years (DALYs), and costs of health loss caused by serious road traffic injury. Design, setting …

AIM: Although laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) is an accepted alternative to the open
appendicectomy (OA) approach, it has been suggested that there is a higher incidence of …

Purpose As appendicitis in children can be managed differently according to the severity of
the disease, we investigated whether commonly used serum biomarkers on admission could …