Open AccessPaediatric day-case neurosurgery in a resource challenged setting: Pattern and practice
Author(s) -
Afolabi Muyiwa Owojuyigbe,
Edward Komolafe,
Anthony Taiwo Adenekan,
Muyiwa A Dada,
Chiazor U. Onyia,
Ibironke O. Ogunbameru,
Oluwafemi F. Owagbemi,
Ademola Olusegun Talabi,
Fola A. Faponle
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.182561
Subject(s) - medicine , neurosurgery , convalescence , hydrocephalus , vomiting , nausea , spina bifida , surgery , pediatrics , case selection , general surgery
It has been generally observed that children achieve better convalescence in the home environment especially if discharged same day after surgery. This is probably due to the fact that children generally tend to feel more at ease in the home environment than in the hospital setting. Only few tertiary health institutions provide routine day-case surgery for paediatric neurosurgical patients in our sub-region.