Pediatric Laparoscopy

Harrington, Stella; Simmons, Kristy; Thomas, Cynthia; Scully, Susan

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.04.002

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Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 211-240, August 2008

Pediatric Laparoscopy

Stella Harrington, RN, BSN, CNOR
- Stella Harrington, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a staff nurse at Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. Ms Harrington has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
Kristy Simmons, RN, CNOR
- Kristy Simmons, RN, CNOR, is a neonatal intensive care nurse OR resource person at Women's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA. Ms Simmons has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
Cynthia Thomas, RN, BSN, CNOR
- Cynthia Thomas, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a endoscopy resource nurse and robotics coordinator at Women's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA. Ms Thomas has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
Susan Scully, RN, BSN, CNOR
- Susan Scully, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a general surgery laparoscopic and robotic specialty nurse at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA. Ms Scully has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.

ABSTRACT

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the adult population have led to increased application of MIS techniques for pediatric patients.

LAPAROSCOPY IS THE MOST COMMON MIS procedure used in pediatrics. Traditional surgical procedures that are now being performed laparoscopically include gastrostomy, pyloromyotomy, and repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and imperforate anus.

ALL PERIOPERATIVE TEAM MEMBERS must be prepared to provide appropriately sized instruments and equipment to facilitate use of MIS techniques in the pediatric population and must ensure safe patient care to achieve optimal patient outcomes. AORN J 88 (August 2008) 211–236. © AORN, Inc, 2008.

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