Influencing factors of parental selections of minimally invasive procedure in children’s abdominal surgery: a cross-sectional study in China

The purpose of our study was to explore the influencing factors of parental selections of minimally invasive procedure including laparoscopic or robotic methods in children’s abdominal surgery. The questionnaire survey was conducted among the parents of patients who received abdominal laparoscopic or robotic surgery in our hospital from December 2020 to June 2022. The contents included basic information of the patients and parents, parental educational background, monthly income, insurance details and the parental considerations. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were applied for the influencing factors analysis. Six categories of diseases involving choledochal cyst (198 cases), spleen related diseases (31 cases), hirschsprung disease (40 cases), inguinal hernia (330 cases), adrenal tumor (15 cases) and ureteropelvic junction obstruction (73 cases) were included in this study. After univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis accomplished, we discovered that college degree or above (OR = 0.545, P < 0.001), monthly income > 5000 RMB (OR = 0.761, P < 0.001) and involving reconstruction during operation (OR = 0.842, P < 0.001) were the influencing factors for parental selections of robotic surgery. In children’s abdominal surgery, parents with college degree or above, monthly income > 5000 RMB and considering the need for reconstruction during operation are more inclined to choose the robotic surgery.