Colostomy in neonates under local anaesthesia: Indications, technique and outcome

• Main Authors: Christopher Suiye Lukong (Author), Basheer Abdullahi Jabo (Author), Anita Yafeh Mfuh (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Background: Colostomy is a resuscitative procedure in paediatric surgical practice. In critical patients, mortality may be high, if general anaesthesia is used. Local anaesthesia may be an alternative in this group of neonates. The aim of this article was to evaluate the indications, the technique a...