Efforts to improve outcomes among neonates with complex intestinal atresia: a single-center low-income country experience
Innocent Okello,
Caroline Q. Stephens,
Nasser Kakembo
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Intestinal obstruction caused by intestinal atresia is a surgical emergency in newborns. Outcomes for the jejunal ileal atresia (JIA), the most common subtype of atresia in low-income countries (LIC), are poor. We sought to assess the impact of utilizing the Bishop–Koop (BK) approach to JIA in improving outcomes.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study was performed on children with complex JIA (Type 2–4) treated at our national referral hospi… Show more
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