In Reply We appreciate the thoughtful letter from Houck and Oldham referring to our article¹ and the accompanying editorial by Kelley-Quon et al.² Their letter succinctly and clearly summarizes the pertinent standards for the care of children as set forth by the American College of Surgeons Children Surgical Verification Quality Improvement Program. We entirely agree with them in pointing out that our findings are likely not generalizable to children younger than 10 years and that the patient-centered approach to pediatric surgical care endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Children Surgical Verification Quality Improvement Program is commendable.

在答复中，我们感谢Houck和Oldham的深思熟虑的信，其中提到我们的第¹条文章以及Kelley-Quon等人的随附社论。²他们的信简洁明了地总结了美国外科医生学会儿童外科手术验证质量改进计划所制定的有关儿童护理的标准。我们完全同意他们的观点，指出我们的发现可能无法推广到10岁以下的儿童，并且美国外科医师学会儿童手术验证质量改进计划认可的以患者为中心的小儿外科手术治疗方法值得赞扬。