title: Practical Considerations in Pediatric Surgery.
abstract: The care of pediatric patients requires special considerations that are often not addressed in the literature. Relatively straightforward tasks such as clinical evaluation, antibiotic use, splinting, wound closure, and care of simple burns become complicated in the pediatric population for several reasons. The authors seek to demystify some of these topics using the senior author's years of clinical experience treating pediatric patients by giving practical advice and general considerations when treating children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Jesse D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Meaike
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chamata
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Larry H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hollier
keywords: antibiotics; burns; clinical evaluation; pediatric surgery; practical considerations; splints; suture