{"title":"fm i -- Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1053/S1055-8586(26)00051-X","DOIUrl":"10.1053/S1055-8586(26)00051-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 151633"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147588160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colton G. Brown , Marissa Ray , Marco Carpenter , Braxton Forde , Tarun Subramanian , Haley Temple , Shivendra Tenguria , Laura Galganski
{"title":"The fetal frontier: A review of current and emerging fetal therapies for genetic diseases","authors":"Colton G. Brown , Marissa Ray , Marco Carpenter , Braxton Forde , Tarun Subramanian , Haley Temple , Shivendra Tenguria , Laura Galganski","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151583","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151583","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pivotal advancements in diagnostics have greatly improved early detection of disease in the fetus. Rapid diagnosis of prenatal disease, including many aneuploidies and single-gene disorders, is now possible. These capabilities present an opportunity for earlier interventions and involvement of multidisciplinary care for infants discovered to have genetic disorders. While advancements continue to be made surgically addressing anatomic pathologies, more recently, the scope of fetal medicine has expanded to include the treatment of genetic disease. This unique and growing group of conditions with potential prenatal therapeutic targets spans broadly to include inborn errors of metabolism, neurodegenerative disorders, hematologic conditions, and errors in hormone biosynthesis. Because many of these hereditary conditions begin exerting deleterious effects before birth, prenatal therapies are critical to minimize or potentially avoid postnatal consequences. Fetal treatments can leverage the benefits of early human development such as a selectively permissive blood-brain barrier and a naive immune system. These factors, along with a favorable vector-to-tissue mass ratio in the fetus, create ideal treatment conditions that are not present after birth. Together, improved prenatal diagnostics and safe minimally invasive approaches for the delivery of therapies in utero have opened a window to what was previously an inaccessible population: the fetal patient. This review summarizes current clinical strategies and emerging investigational approaches, including enzyme replacement, protein therapy, stem cell transplantation, and gene-targeted interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 151583"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147285950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Resuscitating children in hemorrhagic shock: Lessons learned from combat.","authors":"Heather D Ots, Hope E Werenski, Lucas P Neff","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper explores the intersection of military medicine and pediatric resuscitation, addressing the challenges of hemorrhagic shock as a leading cause of preventable pediatric mortality. Insights drawn from military experiences emphasize the necessity of timely interventions and tailored strategies for children, who differ physiologically from adults. The evolving practice of massive transfusion in children, influenced by combat scenarios, highlights both the efficacy and limitations of current standards, including the use of tranexamic acid and whole blood transfusions. Despite advancements, persistent gaps in evidence hinder optimal therapeutic decision-making. The paper advocates for ongoing collaborative efforts between military and civilian medical communities to refine protocols, enhance research methodologies, and improve outcomes for pediatric trauma patients. The complexities of pediatric resuscitation necessitate innovation driven by real-world experiences, ultimately aiming for a systematic approach to managing hemorrhagic emergencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"151594"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147357302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cortnie R Vaughn, Mubeen A Jafri, Lucas A McDuffie, Kenneth S Azarow
{"title":"Lessons in leadership from military-informed pediatric surgeons.","authors":"Cortnie R Vaughn, Mubeen A Jafri, Lucas A McDuffie, Kenneth S Azarow","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Military pediatric surgeons develop a unique skill set conducive to leadership development. Military training produces leaders prepared for worst-case scenarios, with strategic flexibility towards challenges, humility and the ability to course-correct, and an unwavering ethical code. At the heart of military leadership is a core value of service above self. These lessons in leadership can be extrapolated to careers across medicine and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"151595"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147437025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Torbjorg Holtestaul, Robert Letton, Margaret E Gallagher
{"title":"Tiny bodies, big battles: Damage Control resuscitation goes pediatric.","authors":"Torbjorg Holtestaul, Robert Letton, Margaret E Gallagher","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The United States military has pioneered advancements in trauma medical care since World War I. During the conflicts in the Middle East, the Joint Trauma System formalized combat trauma research, allowing for rapid advancements in resuscitative care. Military providers in austere settings adopted the principles of adult damage control resuscitation for combat-injured children. The resultant research spearheaded a similar transition for the treatment of injured children in a civilian setting. This chapter discusses military and civilian advancements in pediatric damage control resuscitation, such as control of exsanguinating hemorrhage, recognition of pediatric signs of shock, and early balanced blood product administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"151593"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147373493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Military humanitarian efforts in pediatric surgery and ethical considerations.","authors":"Ji Ho Park, Brian Fenn, Robert L Ricca","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151596","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pediatric surgical conditions contribute substantially to the global burden of disease, yet children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to face profound barriers in access to safe and timely surgical care. In disaster and conflict settings, these gaps are often magnified. Military humanitarian missions provide a unique, but understudied platform for delivering pediatric surgical care while supporting host-nation surgical capacity. In this narrative review, we summarize the current landscape of pediatric global surgery and examine the role of military surgical teams in humanitarian assistance and disaster response. We review models of military engagement, the development of telehealth capabilities to extend pediatric surgical expertise, and the ethical challenges that arise when providing care in politically complex, resource-limited environments. We further explore considerations in surgical decision making in LMICs, including disease severity, nutritional compromise, and limited rehabilitation resources. Finally, we highlight the importance of coordinated partnerships between military teams, local providers, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to promote sustainable, context-appropriate pediatric surgical care. Lessons from military pediatric disaster response have broad implications for global surgery, underscoring the need to prioritize children in emergency preparedness, invest in ethical and operational frameworks, and leverage telehealth and collaboration to strengthen local health systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"151596"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147379330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire Wunker , Yousef Ibrahim , Chisengo Kapihya , Patricia Shinondo , Robin T. Petroze
{"title":"The role of nutrition in optimizing pediatric surgical outcomes in low- and middle-income countries","authors":"Claire Wunker , Yousef Ibrahim , Chisengo Kapihya , Patricia Shinondo , Robin T. Petroze","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nutrition is a key aspect of growth and development. Nutrition is especially important in times of increased physiological stress such as injury, infection, and surgery. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) malnutrition is a significant challenge that may uniquely impact management of surgical patients. In surgical patients, nutrition is important for wound healing, infection resistance, and recovery. Pediatric surgical patients are a special population as they have different nutritional requirements than their adult counterparts. Pediatric surgical patients are also a vulnerable population in LMICs where they have limited access to safe and affordable care. Subpopulations, such as burn, neonatal, and oncology patients, have unique nutritional needs that also impact surgical outcomes. This review explores the intersection of nutrition and infection outcomes in three key pediatric surgical populations in LMICs: burn patients, surgical neonates, and pediatric oncology patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":"40 ","pages":"Article 151592"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147327307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimizing antimicrobial prophylaxis use in pediatric surgery through evidence, accountability, and multidisciplinary stewardship","authors":"Matthew T. Hey , Shawn J. Rangel","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Antimicrobial stewardship is essential to safe, effective pediatric surgical care, yet surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) remains highly variable and frequently overused across children’s hospitals. This review provides a high-level synthesis of the public health rationale for stewardship, the current landscape of SAP practice, and the growing body of pediatric-specific evidence informing appropriate prophylaxis use. We integrate national guideline recommendations with contemporary outcomes data and describe how benchmarking initiatives such as ACS NSQIP–Pediatric and Children’s Surgery Verification programs promote accountability and standardization in perioperative antibiotic use. The review also highlights the critical role of antimicrobial stewardship programs in guiding institutional practice and supporting the development of evidence-based local protocols. Finally, we outline the broad categories of evidence-based tools and strategies that facilitate high-quality stewardship for prophylaxis use. Together, these components establish a contemporary roadmap for optimizing prophylaxis use while minimizing unnecessary antibiotic exposure in children undergoing elective surgical procedures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":"40 ","pages":"Article 151611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147370613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alejandro O. Chara , Jessica K. Sims , Jonathan Niconchuk , Irving J. Zamora
{"title":"Impact of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on surgical site infections in pediatric surgery","authors":"Alejandro O. Chara , Jessica K. Sims , Jonathan Niconchuk , Irving J. Zamora","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151581","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151581","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary, evidence-based protocol designed to standardize perioperative care, minimize complications, and optimize recovery. While ERAS has demonstrated significant benefits in adult populations, widespread adoption in pediatric surgery remains in progress. One of its central goals is reducing postoperative infections, particularly surgical site infections (SSIs), which represent a common source of morbidity in children. Core ERAS elements—including perioperative nutrition, glycemic control, fluid and temperature management, antibiotic prophylaxis, wound care, device removal, and early mobilization—directly or indirectly influence infection risk. Although pediatric-specific data remain limited, growing evidence supports that ERAS protocols are safe and may reduce SSI incidence. This narrative review outlines how individual ERAS components target SSI prevention, highlights current pediatric evidence, and identifies knowledge gaps where further research is needed to optimize infection prevention strategies for children undergoing surgery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":"40 ","pages":"Article 151581"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146144418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omar Obaid , Britney L. Grayson , Robin T. Petroze , Benedict Nwomeh
{"title":"Infections in pediatric surgical practice in low- and middle-income countries: Resource-adapted clinical decision-making","authors":"Omar Obaid , Britney L. Grayson , Robin T. Petroze , Benedict Nwomeh","doi":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151623","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2026.151623","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pediatric infections in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represent a substantial proportion of the pediatric surgical burden. Overall in-hospital mortality for surgically treated infections is 12.5 %. The incidence, morbidity, and mortality associated with pediatric infections are all higher in LMICs due to delayed presentation, lack of access to primary care, and a greater incidence of communicable diseases. Over 1.7 billion children and adolescents do not have access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care, and a disproportionate number of these children reside in LMICs making them a vulnerable population. Within this context, pediatric surgeons are frequently required to make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in the setting of limited supportive infrastructure. This review examines common infectious conditions encountered in pediatric surgical practice in LMICs through the lens of resource-adapted decision-making, highlighting how constraints in diagnostics, operative capacity, anesthesia, and postoperative support shape management strategies and outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49543,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Pediatric Surgery","volume":"40 ","pages":"Article 151623"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147429159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}