Neonatal surgery in Africa

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-159

  Chirdan, Lohfa B ^a   Ngiloi, Petronilla J ^b   Elhalaby, Essam A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^c TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Africa; Late presentation; Mortalities; Neonatal surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AFRICA; ANESTHESIA; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; COLOSTOMY; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONJOINED TWINS; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DUODENUM ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; GASTROSCHISIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE ATRESIA; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALROTATION SYNDROME; MANPOWER; MECONIUM ILEUS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENINGOCELE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SURGERY; OVARY CYST; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; SPINA BIFIDA; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TERATOMA; TESTIS TORSION; TONGUE TUMOR; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; UMBILICAL HERNIA; VAGINA ATRESIA; VOLVULUS;

AFRICA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GENERAL SURGERY; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; NEONATOLOGY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERATOMA;

EID: 84861838656     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: 15329453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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