Burden and outcome of neonatal surgical conditions in Nigeria: A countrywide multicenter cohort study

• Main Authors: Hyginus Okechukwu Ekwunife (Author), Emmanuel Ameh (Author), Lukman Abdur-Rahman (Author), Adesoji Ademuyiwa (Author), Emem Akpanudo (Author), Felix Alakaloko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EL-Med-Pub, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:  Despite a decreasing global neonatal mortality, the rate in sub-Saharan Africa is still high. The contribution and the burden of surgical illness to this high mortality rate have not been fully ascertained. This study is performed to determine the overall and disease-specific mortality...