Divisions: Paediatric Surgery - Johannesburg Hospital
The unit consists of a General Paediatric Surgical Ward of 20 official beds with High Care beds in ward cubicles. The ward provides beds for the following surgical disciplines:
- Paediatric/General Surgery
- Trauma cases
- Burns
- Urology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Neurosurgery
- Maxillofacial Surgery and
- Gynaecology
Patients are admitted under the care of these disciplines in an age range of birth to sixteen years. An ambulatory (day case) service is also managed by this ward s staff.
Workload:
This unit provides a 24 hr, 365 day service.
- General Paediatric Surgery Admissions: 100-150 per month
- Procedures: approximately 130 per month
- Out-patients: approximately 200 per month
- Intensive Care beds are provided by a combined Paediatric/Paediatric Surgery Intensive Care Unit
- Emergency/Casualty services: The division provides a twenty-four hour ward cover to all Paediatric
General surgery as well as to Paediatric Casualty and the Trauma Unit - The Unit covers all Paediatric Surgery problems from birth to sixteen years, including: Paediatric Urology, Paediatric Thoracic Surgery, Paediatric Neurosurgery (shunt and myelomeningocoeles) and Oncology.
- The Unit is also responsible for Paediatric Renal Transplantation; Access for peritoneal dialysis and venous
conduits of various types. All major and minor procedures are done or supervised by consultant staff