Gastroschisis: A multi-centre comparison of management and outcome

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-21

  Manson, Joanna ^b   Ameh, Emmanuel ^c   Canvassar, Noel ^d   Chen, Tiffany ^d   Den Hoeve, A ^e   Lever, F ^a   Hesse, Afua ^a   Millar, Alastair ^e   Emil, Sherif ^d   Ade Ajayi, Niyi ^b  

^a Paediatric Surgery Unit   (Ghana)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gastroschisis; neonatal; outcome; parenteral nutrition; preformed silo; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROSCHISIS; GHANA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; GASTROSCHISIS; GHANA; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863247053     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.93296     Document Type: Article

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