Appendicitis and male circumcision top children's procedures outside paediatric hospitals

Ireland has the lowest number of paediatric surgeons per capita when compared to other European countries, despite having the highest birth rate in Western Europe.

Appendicitis surgery is the most common procedure carried out on children outside of speciality paediatric hospitals, a new study shows.

Male circumcision was the second most common procedure performed during the two-year study period with 67 (15.5% of all procedures) in 2015 and 90 (16.5% of procedures) in 2016.