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Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study
Summary
Background Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of mortality in children younger than 5 years globally.
Many gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are fatal without timely access to neonatal surgical care, but few studies
have been done on these conditions in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared outcomes of
the seven most common gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low-income, middle-income, and high-income
countries globally, and identified factors associated with mortality.
Methods We did a multicentre, international prospective cohort study of patients younger than 16 years, presenting to
hospital for the first time with oesophageal atresia, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal atresia, gastroschisis,
exomphalos, anorectal malformation, and Hirschsprung’s disease. Recruitment was of consecutive patients for a
minimum of 1 month between October, 2018, and April, 2019. We collected data on patient demographics, clinical
status, interventions, and outcomes using the REDCap platform. Patients were followed up for 30 days after primary
intervention, or 30 days after admission if they did not receive an intervention. The primary outcome was all-cause,
in-hospital mortality for all conditions combined and each condition individually, stratified by country income status.
We did a complete case analysis.
Findings We included 3849 patients with 3975 study conditions (560 with oesophageal atresia, 448 with congenital
diaphragmatic hernia, 681 with intestinal atresia, 453 with gastroschisis, 325 with exomphalos, 991 with anorectal
malformation, and 517 with Hirschsprung’s disease) from 264 hospitals (89 in high-income countries, 166 in middleincome
countries, and nine in low-income countries) in 74 countries. Of the 3849 patients, 2231 (58·0%) were male.
Median gestational age at birth was 38 weeks (IQR 36–39) and median bodyweight at presentation was 2·8 kg (2·3–3·3).
Mortality among all patients was 37 (39·8%) of 93 in low-income countries, 583 (20·4%) of 2860 in middle-income
countries, and 50 (5·6%) of 896 in high-income countries (p<0·0001 between all country income groups).
Gastroschisis had the greatest difference in mortality between country income strata (nine [90·0%] of ten in lowincome
countries, 97 [31·9%] of 304 in middle-income countries, and two [1·4%] of 139 in high-income countries;
p≤0·0001 between all country income groups). Factors significantly associated with higher mortality for all patients
combined included country income status (low-income vs high-income countries, risk ratio 2·78 [95% CI 1·88–4·11],
p<0·0001; middle-income vs high-income countries, 2·11 [1·59–2·79], p<0·0001), sepsis at presentation (1·20
[1·04–1·40], p=0·016), higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score at primary intervention
(ASA 4–5 vs ASA 1–2, 1·82 [1·40–2·35], p<0·0001; ASA 3 vs ASA 1–2, 1·58, [1·30–1·92], p<0·0001]), surgical safety
checklist not used (1·39 [1·02–1·90], p=0·035), and ventilation or parenteral nutrition unavailable when needed
(ventilation 1·96, [1·41–2·71], p=0·0001; parenteral nutrition 1·35, [1·05–1·74], p=0·018). Administration of
parenteral nutrition (0·61, [0·47–0·79], p=0·0002) and use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (0·65
[0·50–0·86], p=0·0024) or percutaneous central line (0·69 [0·48–1·00], p=0·049) were associated with lower mortality.
Interpretation Unacceptable differences in mortality exist for gastrointestinal congenital anomalies between lowincome,
middle-income, and high-income countries. Improving access to quality neonatal surgical care in LMICs will
be vital to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 of ending preventable deaths in neonates and children younger
than 5 years by 2030
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Persistent post-transplant polyuria managed by bilateral native-kidney laparoscopic nephrectomy
Controle dos vasos renais usando clips vasculares e fio cirĂşrgico em nefrectomias vĂdeo-assistidas de doadores vivos
OBJETIVO: A nefrectomia laparoscĂłpica em doadores vivos para transplante renal vem assumindo um papel importante na era das cirurgias minimamente invasivas, acarretando menor morbidade aos doadores, e resultados semelhantes Ă tĂ©cnica aberta no que se refere ao enxerto renal. O objetivo do presente artigo Ă© relatar a experiĂŞncia do nosso serviço utilizando a tĂ©cnica de controle dos vasos renais usando fio cirĂşrgico e clips vasculares. MÉTODO: Foram realizadas 45 nefrectomias utilizando a tĂ©cnica vĂdeo-assistida, com ligadura dos vasos renais com clips de titânio (LT-300) e fio cirĂşrgico. As variáveis analisadas foram tempo cirĂşrgico, perda sangĂĽĂnea, tempo de isquemia quente, permanĂŞncia hospitalar, necessidade de conversĂŁo e complicações. RESULTADOS: O procedimento foi realizado com sucesso em todos os casos. O tempo cirĂşrgico mĂ©dio foi de 118 minutos, com perda sangĂĽĂnea estimada em 84ml e tempo de isquemia quente de 4,3 minutos. Dois casos de Ăleo prolongado, uma lesĂŁo de veia gonadal, um escape de artĂ©ria renal e uma necrose de ureter foram observados. A permanĂŞncia hospitalar mĂ©dia foi de 3,7 dias. O uso de clips vasculares e fio cirĂşrgico reduziu a perda de tecido venoso comparado Ă tĂ©cnica com staplers e gerou redução de custos. CONCLUSĂ•ES: A nefrectomia vĂdeo-assistida com a tĂ©cnica descrita Ă© factĂvel e mostrou ser efetiva na contenção de gastos e na redução de tecido venoso perdido