Pediatric surgery
Pediatric surgery is a branch of general surgery that focuses on the treatment of a variety of surgical pathologies occurring in childhood. It should be understood that surgical procedures for paediatric patients are different from those for adults. Quite often children need the same types of surgical interventions as adults. The only exceptions are the so-called congenital pathologies. These are usually detected at a very young age and corrected as early as infancy.
The postoperative period also differs considerably in paediatric patients. Since children are often unable to explain the exact symptoms of their illnesses, the physician often has to guess what discomfort their little patient is experiencing. In addition, the selection of medications that can be used in the post-operative period in paediatric patients is also limited.
Key differences from adult surgery
- 1 Thorough examination
- 2 Limited medication list
- 3 Special operating techniques
