Publications by authors named "John A Gaskey"
Purpose: Multiple visits for the evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of straightforward surgical problems are inconvenient, can result in lost work for the parents, and missed school for the child. We hypothesized that with proper previsit screening, patients with select diagnoses can be evaluated in an outpatient clinic setting and undergo operation the same day.
Methods: Criteria were developed to identify straightforward referrals to our surgical practice for umbilical, epigastric, or inguinal hernias.