Challenges and Outcome of Neonatal Surgeries in a Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria Page
1 Rwanda Medical Journal, Vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 52-58, 2021. -52- *Corresponding author …

Background: A surgical neonate is a challenge, especially in developing countries such as
Nigeria, where neonatal surgical practice is still evolving. Mortality is still high compared with …

Introduction: Neonatal surgery poses a major challenge, particularly in developing countries.
The objective of this study was to determine the pattern and various factors that may affect …

Background: Neonatal surgery is still a challenge in developing country due to lack of
appropriate equipment, inadequate work force and lack of political will by hospital …

Background; Neonatal surgery is the flagship subspecialty in paediatric surgery. Advances
in neonatal resuscitation, neonatal anesthesia and neonatal transport have led to improved …

Background: Globally, the major causes of neonatal deaths are birth asphyxia, prematurity
and severe infections. Little attention is paid to deaths contributed by surgically amenable …

Background: Neonatal surgeries are a particularly challenging aspect of paediatric surgery
following the peculiar physiologic and metabolic demands of neonates. Surgery in the …

In the last few decades, a better understanding of neonatal physiology and advances in
technology and neonatal intensive care have improved the safety and out come of neonatal …

The management of neonatal surgical problems continues to pose considerable challenges,
particularly in low-resource settings. The burden of neonatal surgical diseases in Africa is …

Background: Outcome in neonatal surgeries has greatly improved in developed countries
due to improvements in technology, and advances in neonatal intensive care. In developing …