Author(s)

Raíssa Teixeira Rosalino¹, Natália Iwakura Martelli¹, Neil F. Novo², Willy Marcus França^3*

¹Medical Science and Health Faculty, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil.
²Department of Medicine, Service of Statistical Studies of Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil.
³Medical Science and Health Faculty, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil.

Introduction: volume increase of Pediatric Surgery (PedSur) due to factors not yet fully clarified contrast with the scarcity of pediatric surgeons in Brazil and globally. Geographic distribution, surgical care costs, and graduation period might contribute to this dearth. In Brazil, vacancy occupation rate in PedSur is below 43% (162 vacancies/year). Aim: analyze the volume of procedures performed on 0 - 12 year-old patients in PedSur by a single Specialist at Hospital Regional (HR); compare with the literature and propose the outset of a PedSur Medical Residence program. Material & Method: 1912 attendances were fulfilled on 986 children who were submitted to surgical procedures between 2008 and 2012 at HR by a single specialist. Results: Surgical procedures were performed on 1137 children, an average of 227/year or 197 children per year. Surgery was carried out in 667 (68%) boys and 319 (32%) girls. Hernias, appendectomies and circumcisions were the most frequent external surgeries. 437 (44%) patients were discharged on the same day and, 549 (56%) were hospitalized. In the Pediatric ICU and in the Neonatal ICU 181 procedures were performed (18%). Conclusion: It was possible to make evident the distribution of surgeries on children, the degree of complexity and a sufficient number of subjects for training in this Specialty. The obtained data allow the development of a study with regards to the inception of a Medical Residence in PedSur at HR for training and retaining the professional in the region.

Patient Care, Pediatric Surgery, Epidemiology, Resident, Education

Rosalino, R. , Martelli, N. , Novo, N. and França, W. (2017) Epidemiological Study of Pediatric Surgery at Regional Hospital of Sorocaba between 2008 and 2012 by a Single Surgeon. Surgical Science, 8, 375-383. doi: 10.4236/ss.2017.88041.