XXXX : Diagnosis and prognosis in Dakar, Senegal.

@entity1 @entity834 @entity1152 @entity600 @entity354 @entity299 @entity204
BACKGROUND: @entity354 is a neonatal emergency surgery whose prognosis has improved significantly in industrialised countries in recent decades. In sub-Saharan Africa, this @entity600 is still responsible for a high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to analyse the diagnostic difficulties and its impact on the prognosis of this @entity600 in our work environment. @entity1 AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study over 4 years on 49 @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1152 in the 2 Paediatric Surgery Departments in Dakar. RESULTS: The average age was 4 days (0-10 days), 50% of them had a severe pneumonopathy. The average time of surgical management was 27 h (6-96 h). In the series, we noted 10 preoperative @entity204 . The average age at surgery was 5.7 days with a range of 1-18 days. The surgery mortality rate is 28 @entity1 (72%) including 4 late @entity204 . CONCLUSION: The causes of death were mainly sepsis, @entity299 and @entity834 .
