title: YouTube and pediatric surgery. What is the danger for parents?
abstract: Internet became one of the most important sources of public health informations especially for relatives and/or caregivers of sick children. Use of YouTube as a source of information in pediatric surgery has not been evaluated. In this study, we want to evaluate the use of YouTube as a source of information about one of the most frequent surgical urgency in pediatric patients, the acute appendicitis, to evaluate the risks for patients and parents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Passoscuro, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adorisio
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Passoscuro, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silveri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Passoscuro, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Peppo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Passoscuro, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ceriati
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Passoscuro, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Passoscuro, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Jean De Ville
authors.initials: Jde V
authors.lastname: De Goyet
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D014741:Video Recording