ABSTRACT
Background: The clinical or surgical audit is a systematic process in which the standard of clinical care being provided to the patients is sought through review of clinical records against specific criteria. The clinical or surgical audit is a mandatory element of the professional competence in many countries
Objective: To evaluate the yearly performance and to establish the pattern and frequency of various Pediatric Surgical emergencies encountered
Methodology: This was an observational, descriptive study covering the year 2016 with retrospective data collection was carried out in the Department of Pediatric Surgery Emergency Mayo Hospital/King Edward Medical University, Lahore
Results: A total of 3880 patients including 2350[60.6%] males and 1530[39.4%] females were admitted during the study period. The highest number of admissions were Burn Patients with the percentage of 37.8%, followed by trauma cases 23.9%, and acute appendicitis 18.6%. There had been 86 deaths which gave rise to 2.2% Mortality
Conclusion: Burn injuries and trauma are common injuries in pediatric surgery ward. It is suggested that audit must be conducted routinely and should be officially declared as a compulsory action to provide vision and feedback to the working of surgeons