Open AccessIntestinal Obstruction in Early Neonatal Period: A 3-Year Review Of Admitted Cases from a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Mustefa Mohammed,
Abilo Tadesse,
Tamirat Moges
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v27i4.10
Subject(s) - medicine , meconium ileus , pediatrics , sepsis , meconium , mortality rate , disease , neonatal intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , intestinal atresia , atresia , surgery , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology
Failure to pass meconium by a full-term neonate within the first 24 hours should raise a suspicion of bowel obstruction. The objective of this study was to determine pattern of presentation, diagnosis and outcome of management of intestinal obstruction in the early neonatal period in the Neonatal Care Unit of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.