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An email survey was distributed to SynRG surgeons in late 2016, and responses were collected through early 2017. Responses were collated and analyzed descriptively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>RESULTS<\/jats:title>All of the surgeons\u20147 plastic\/craniofacial surgeons and 5 neurosurgeons\u2014completed the survey. They varied in both experience (1\u201324 years) and sagittal synostosis case volume in the preceding year (5\u201345 cases). Three sites routinely perform preoperative CT scans. The preferred surgical technique for children younger than 3 months is strip craniectomy (10\/12 surgeons), whereas children older than 6 months are all treated with open cranial vault surgery. Pre-incision cefazolin, preoperative complete blood count panels, and an arterial line were used by most surgeons, but tranexamic acid was used routinely at 3 sites and never at the other 2 sites. Among surgeons performing endoscopic strip craniectomy surgery (SCS), most create a 5-cm-wide craniectomy, whereas 2 surgeons create a 2-cm strip. Four surgeons routinely send endoscopic SCS patients to the intensive care unit after surgery. Two of the 5 sites routinely obtain a CT scan within the 1st year after surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>The SynRG surgeons vary substantially in the use of imaging, the choice of surgical procedure and technique, and follow-up. 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