Delivery room surgery: an applicable therapeutic strategy for gastroschisis in developing countries.

CONCLUSIONS: The strategy of delivery of patients in a center prepared to perform delivery room closure of gastroschisis appears to improve the survival of patients with gastroschisis. Further reduction in mortality rates will depend on improved conditions of outborn infants. PMID: 24464667 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24464667?dopt=Abstract

Source: World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP - February 1, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Du L, Pan WH, Cai W, Wang J, Wu YM, Shi CR Tags: World J Pediatr Source Type: research