Abstract
Nearly all neonatal surgical conditions are classified as rare diseases in Europe.
Due to rapidly developing treatment modalities and novel surgical techniques, as well
as increasing demands from patients, there is a growing need for centralization of
advanced pediatric surgical care. However, the optimal way to concentrate pediatric
surgical experience in each country remains unclear and depends on multiple national
features, such as size and distribution of the population, geographical distances,
local surgical expertise, organization of the health care system, and political agendas.
This review outlines the current practices to concentrate on specialized pediatric
surgery in different Nordic countries.
Keywords
centralization - concentration of care - pediatric surgery
