What do paediatric surgeons do?
Where other specialties are concerned with a particular technique or area of the body, paediatric surgery is the only surgical speciality that is defined by the patient’s age rather than by a specific condition and deals with the diseases, trauma and malformations from the foetal period to teenage years. These surgeons cope with wide physiological differences between each of the age groups from newborns through to near-adults, as well as specific set of skills and professional attitudes for dealing with children and their families. The majority of specialised children’s surgery is performed in specific children’s hospitals, or in paediatric surgical units within larger hospitals. There are 29 such centres across the UK, staffed by approximately 260 paediatric surgeons. In these settings, teams of health professionals led by consultant paediatric surgeons provide the necessary services to diagnose, treat and support the rehabilitation of children with various ailments. The routine workl
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