Complications in Pediatric Surgery

MICHAEL G. CATY is the John E. Fisher Chair in Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, and he holds the academic position of Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA. Dr. Caty attended Boston College, Boston, and received his M.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He trained in general surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Overview. Errors in Medicine. Military approach to error management. Lessons from the aviation industry. A nursing perspective on error management. Applications of a system approach to pediatric surgery. General approaches. Complications of Surgery of the Head and Neck. Complications of Thoracic and Chest Wall surgery. Complications of Extracorporeal Life Support. Complications of Fetal Surgery. Complications of Abdominal Wall Hernia. Complications of intestinal and vascular access. Complications of Esophageal Surgery. Complications of Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum. Complications of Colon Surgery. Complications of Appendicitis. Complications in Surgery for Anorectal Malformations. Complications of Hepatobiliary Surgery. Complications of Splenectomy. Complications of Oncologic Surgery. Complications of Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic surgery. Complications in Trauma. Complications of Transplantation. Complications of Urology.