DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY AND PAEDIATRIC BURN UNIT

The Department of Pediatric Surgery was created at King Edward Medical College, Mayo Hospital, Lahore in 1979 with a small nucleus of six beds in Paediatrics ward and four beds in Chest Surgical ward. The department moved to its present premises in 1981. The department has bed strength of 180 including 10 beds for intensive care and 16 for Surgical Neonatology. Subsequently another block was added to the main building in 1996 and now renovated in 2024. It houses four operation theatres for elective surgery and one operation theatre for emergency operations. The department provides round the clock emergency cover 7 days a week in addition to its outpatient and inpatient services. The department not only deals with Pediatric General Surgery but also Pediatric Urology, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Burn. At present department has 10 residents of FCPS and 10 of M.S. Paediatric Surgery at various stages of their training. Postgraduate trainees of Pediatrics and Surgery also rotate in the department for short periods of time. The sanctioned staff includes a Professor, an Associate Professor, 6 Assistant Professors, 4 Senior Registrars and 20 residents/registrars/medical officers along with 8 House officers. Present strength of teaching staff is Associate Professor, three Assistant Professors and one SR.

• To provide basic knowledge of the subject at under graduate level.
• To impart highest level of knowledge commensurate with international standards to post graduate trainees.
• To prepare competent, conscientious and dedicated Pediatric Surgeons for the future.
• To establish highest level of training program in the field of Pediatric surgery for the best possible care of neonatal and pediatric surgical patients.
• To encourage the development of research attitude in the residents.

Academic activities include teaching the subject of Pediatric Surgery to under graduate and post graduate students. Grand teaching round by a senior faculty member with academic discussion is carried out regularly. Once a week case presentation by a resident and weekly Journal club helps trainees updating their knowledge. Monthly inter departmental clinical meetings with Paediatric surgical units of other teaching hospitals of Lahore is also a regular feature of the department. Residents and faculty actively participate in Pediatric Surgery conferences, symposia and workshops.

Research  Publications

1. Peutz Jeghers Syndrome. A Case Report and Review of Literature. Pakistan Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1994.
2. Reverse Rotation Of Midgut Loop:  A Case Report.  Pakistan Journal of Pediatric Surgery Jan-Dec, 1996.
3. Neonatal Gastrointestinal perforation   Annals of K.E.M.C. July-Sep, 1997.
4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Don’t Haste Surgery. Pakistan Postgraduate Journal April-June 1998.
5. Non-Specific Necrotizing Jejunitis: A New Challenging Entity. Pakistan Journal of Surgery Jul-Dec 1998.
6. Long Gap Esophageal Atresia-How to gain length: An Experimental study. Annals of K.E.M.C. Oct-Dec 1998.
7. Intussusception: What Leads in Children beyond Infancy. Annals of K.E.M. C. Oct-Dec 1998.
8. Plastibellâ A Safe and Simple Device for Neonatal Circumcision. Pakistan Post Graduate Journal Oct-Dec 1998.
9. Peutz Jeghers Syndrome: The Polyp May Be Malignant The Professional Jan-Mar 2002.
10. Wound Infection After appendicectomy in Children: Prophylactic role of MetronidazoleâSingleVersus three doses. Pakistan Postgraduate Journal Apr-Jun, 2005.
11. Childhood Intussusception. Annals of K.E.M.C. 2005.
12. Oesophageal Atresia: Role of Gap Length in Determining the Outcome. Biomedica. Jul-Sep 2005.
13. Trans-Symphyseal Uretroplasty in Children.  Annals of K.E.M.C. Jul-Sep 2005.
14. Closure of emergency intestinal stoma in the same hospital stay.  JFJMC July-Sept 2012.
15. Burns in Children; Early versus late excision and grafting. Professional Med J Sept-Oct 2012.

Ongoing research

1. Comparison of Mitchell-Bank’s herniotomy with Ferguson-Gross’s herniotomy in terms of outcome in pediatric population.
2. Outcome of tubularized incised plate urethroplaty with and without dartos flap.
3. Use of undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cell in heel pad injuries.
4. Comparison of primary and staged repair of recto-vestibular fistula in a female baby.

• An 80 seating capacity lecture theatre equipped with multimedia and audiovisual support.
• State of the art Skills Lab for Various workshops and training of residents
• Presentation of Postgraduate Residents on weekly basis on novel surgical aspects
• Weekly Class Of House Surgeons And Postgraduate Residents
• Monthly mortality and morbidity meeting.
• Journal club discussion and Synopsis meeting on monthly basis.

• Pediatric Surgical Emergency (24/7)
• Pediatric Surgery OPD (Mon, Wed, Fri)
• Pediatric Burn Unit
• Pediatric Urology
• Pediatric Neurosurgery