Publications by authors named "R PELKONEN"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to analyze where pediatric surgeries are performed in different hospitals and identify risk factors for postoperative mortality among children aged 0-14 between 2017 and 2021.
- - Data from 126,539 surgeries showed that 50% of operations took place in university hospitals, with common procedures including appendectomy and orchidopexy, while postoperative mortality rates were low, particularly in university hospitals (0.5%).
- - Key factors influencing higher mortality included being under 1 year old, having a high ASA-PS classification, undergoing emergency surgery, and having surgery at a university hospital, highlighting the effective centralization of high-risk patients in these facilities.
