Table 3 Most common paediatric surgical procedures per subspecialty category
Category | n (%) of all procedures | Percentage of category |
|---|---|---|
Key procedure | ||
GIT | 841 (49.5%) | |
Gastroscopy (diagnostic/therapeutic) | 119 (7.0%) | 14.1 |
Rigid oesophagoscopy | 69 (4.1%) | 8.0 |
Appendicectomy | 53 (3.1%) | 6.3 |
Relook laparotomy | 48 (2.8%) | 5.7 |
Divided colostomy | 39 (2.3%) | 4.6 |
General | 442 (26.0%) | |
Inguinal herniotomy | 158 (9.3%) | 35.7 |
Incision and drainage | 96 (5.7%) | 21.7 |
Umbilical hernia repair | 49 (28.9%) | 11.1 |
Debridement | 29 (1.7%) | 6.6 |
Excision biopsy | 26 (1.5%) | 5.9 |
Urogenital | 218 (12.8%) | |
Orchidopexy | 44 (2.6%) | 20.2 |
Circumcision | 36 (2.1%) | 16.5 |
Cystoscopy | 30 (1.8%) | 13.8 |
Hypospadias repair | 20 (1.2%) | 9.2 |
Cauterisation of genital warts | 18 (1.1%) | 8.3 |
Vascular | 103 (6.1%) | |
Port insertion | 63 (3.7%) | 61.2 |
Port removal | 32 (1.9%) | 31.1 |
Above knee amputation | 4 (0.2%) | 3.9 |
Quinton line insertion | 2 (0.1%) | 1.9 |
Thoracic | 41 (2.4%) | |
OA/TOF repair | 17 (1.0%) | 41.5 |
Rigid bronchoscopy | 10 (0.6%) | 24.4 |
Repair of CDH | 3 (0.2%) | 7.3 |
Aortopexy | 2 (0.1%) | 4.9 |
Laryngoscopy + removal of coin | 2 (0.1%) | 4.9 |
Oncology | 28 (1.7%) | |
Nephrectomy | 7 (0.4%) | 25 |
Excision of sacrococcygeal teratoma | 4 (0.2%) | 14.3 |
Excision of adrenal mass | 2 (0.1%) | 7.1 |
Right orchidectomy | 2 (0.1%) | 7.1 |
HPB | 26 (1.5%) | |
Kasai portoenterostomy | 15 (0.9%) | 57.7 |
Open liver biopsy | 5 (0.3%) | 19.2 |
OTC + liver biopsy | 5 (0.3%) | 19.2 |