Special Report: The Moore Pediatric Surgery Center: An Evolving Model for Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgical Care in a Limited Resource Environment
The authors describe their 11-year experience with 1 model for providing short-term (about 1 wk/y in country) pediatric orthopaedic surgical care in a limited resource environment. This paper provides a detailed narrative of 1 team's pediatric orthopaedic work at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Cen...
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Published in | Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 43; no. 3; p. 181 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.03.2023
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Summary: | The authors describe their 11-year experience with 1 model for providing short-term (about 1 wk/y in country) pediatric orthopaedic surgical care in a limited resource environment. This paper provides a detailed narrative of 1 team's pediatric orthopaedic work at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center in Guatemala City, how it has evolved over these 11 years, financial aspects of the model, and examines patient follow-up data for a consecutive 8-year period. The authors have reviewed financial records, case lists, patient charts from 2014 to 2022, and patient photographic records from The Moore Center and as provided via internet by a local contracted Guatemalan pediatric orthopaedic fellowship-trained surgeon to present a complete picture of how the service functions. Specific follow-up data included: last follow-up date, date discharged from follow-up, and major complications including infection, surgical wound dehiscence, return for unplanned surgery, major nerve injury, and recurrent hip dislocation for cases of closed or open reduction of developmental hip dislocation. A total of 297 consecutive pediatric orthopaedic surgical patients were identified from 2014 to 2022. Of these, charts were found for 235 patients (135 female, 110 male), of which 43% were from the urban Guatemala City region. Two hundred sixteen (72%) had at least 1 follow-up clinic visit, and 87 (37%) had at least 1-year follow-up or were discharged. All complications identified by this retrospective chart review included 4 recurrent hip dislocations (3 after closed reduction), 1 femur fracture after implant removal, 1 superficial infection requiring antibiotics, 1 partial dehiscence treated only with dressings, 1 thumb subluxation, and 1 failed graft with internal fixation for congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia.
The Moore Pediatric Surgery Center is a financially viable, sustainable, safe, and effective model for delivering short-term surgical care for many pediatric orthopaedic conditions in a limited resource environment.
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ISSN: | 1539-2570 |
DOI: | 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002335 |