Pediatric trauma and emergency surgery: an international cross-sectional survey among WSES members

Table 3 Trauma team considerations with regard to the size and volume of the affiliated hospitals

Items (question & answer)	≤ 500 in-hospital beds n = 36 (27.1%)		> 500 in-hospital beds n = 97 (72.9%)		p value
Items (question & answer)	(n)	n.a	(n)	n.a	p value
Trauma team in cases of injured children?
5–10 years of age		0		2	p = 0.0043
Routine team	5^ø		16^ø
Pediatrician additionally	12		11
Pediatric surgeon additionally	4		13
Pediatrician AND pediatric surgeon additionally	6		36
Depend on day/night time	0		8
Additional team members on-call, depend on results of trauma survey	9		11
1–5 years of age		1		1	p = 0.0147
Routine team	5^ø		19^ø
Pediatrician additionally	10		12
Pediatric surgeon additionally	3		11
Pediatrician AND pediatric surgeon additionally	8		38
Depend on day/night time	0		7
Additional team members on-call, depend on results of trauma survey	9		9
Who performs emergency surgery in cases of injured children?
5–10 years of age		0		1	p < 0.0001
Emergency surgeon	18^ø		13^ø
Emergency surgeon together with the pediatric surgeon	4		10
Pediatric surgeon	6		25
Depend on injury, multidisciplinary surgical team	6		14
Depend on injury, multidisciplinary surgical team including pediatric surgeons	2		34
1–5 years of age		1		1	p = 0.0053
Emergency surgeon	16^ø		17^ø
Emergency surgeon together with the pediatric surgeon	2		8
Pediatric surgeon	8		30
Depend on injury, multidisciplinary surgical team	6		11
Depend on injury, multidisciplinary surgical team including pediatric surgeons	3		30

n.a. = no answer. ICU = Intensive care unit. Ø no difference (p > 0.05) by patient age (1–5 years versus 5–10 years of age)

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