When Should You Operate on a Baby With Hirschsprung's?
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When Should You Operate on a Baby With Hirschsprung's?

Title slide asking when to operate on a baby with Hirschsprung's disease, showing infant feet in hospital.
Bar chart showing surgeon opinions on surgical timing: 30% before NICU discharge, 37% after 3 months, 31% between.
Comparison showing neonatal vs delayed surgery timing for PCPLC with equivalent outcomes for enterocolitis and incontinence.
Title slide announcing a full breakdown video available via link in bio, sponsored by Cincinnati Children's.
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In brief

In brief

Educational resource addressing optimal surgical timing for infants diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease. Provides clinical guidance on when to proceed with definitive surgical intervention in neonatal patients with congenital aganglionic megacolon.

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A structured comparison chart displaying three treatment modalities side-by-side with clinical outcome data. Each column contains procedure illustrations, percentage metrics, and outcome indicators using a clean medical education design with blue and white color scheme.

Hirschsprung disease. A social-media carousel made possible by Cincinnati Children's.
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Pediatric Achalasia: Surgical Approach Comparison | Heller Myotomy | 78% Success Rate | Esophageal Dilatation | 45% Success Rate | POEM (Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy) | 99% Success Rate | Efficacy | Complication Rate | Training Requirements | Follow-up Duration | Patient Selection Criteria

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  1. Made possible by | Cincinnati Children's changing the outcome together | WHEN SHOULD YOU OPERATE ON A BABY WITH HIRSCHSPRUNG'S? | The answer might surprise you. | Swipe right
  2. Cincinnati Children's | ✓ Truth #1 | SURGEONS ARE SPLIT ON TIMING. | Audience poll at the 13th Annual Update Course: | Before NICU discharge | 30% | After 3 months | 37% | Somewhere between | 31% | The field genuinely disagrees. | Swipe right
  3. Cincinnati Children's changing the outcome together | ✓Truth #2 | THE DATA SAYS TIMING DOESN'T MATTER. | 2021 PCPLC retrospective study: | NEONATAL | 11 d | median age | = | DELAYED | 98 d | median age | NO DIFFERENCE in enterocolitis or fecal incontinence | So if timing doesn't drive outcomes... what does? | Swipe right
  4. Cincinnati Children's | THE TWIST | IT'S NOT ABOUT TIMING AT ALL. | Karen Elizabeth Speck, MD, MS, FACS | Director Pediatric Colorectal Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School | Without strong family training: | Poor washouts → Enterocolitis → Readmission | Swipe right
  5. Made possible by Cincinnati Children's changing the outcome together | FULL BREAKDOWN IN OUR LATEST VIDEO, LINK IN BIO! | GC
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