The recent evolution of the breadth of practice for pediatric surgeons in the United States, 2005–2014

Our objective was to determine if there was an association between subspecialist supply and a specific sub-set of procedures performed by pediatric surgeons over a 10-year period. Data source was the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. Included were patients < 12 years who underwent one of nine outpatient surgical procedures between 1/1/2005 and 12/31/2014. Procedures were grouped into categories: pediatric surgery cases (PS),...