Open AccessGastroschisis: A multi-centre comparison of management and outcome
Author(s) -
Joanna Manson,
Emmanuel A. Ameh,
Noel Canvassar,
Tiffany Chen,
A Van den Hoeve,
F Lever,
Afua A. J. Hesse,
Alastair J. W. Millar,
Sherif Emil,
Niyi Ade-Ajayi
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.4103/0189-6725.93296
Subject(s) - gastroschisis , medicine , cohort , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , surgery , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology , physics , optics
Anecdotal evidence and a handful of literature reports suggest that the outcome for infants born with gastroschisis in many African countries is poor when compared to Western nations. We wished to evaluate current management strategies and outcomes in African and Western units that treat infants with gastroschisis.