From: The pattern of neonatal gastro-intestinal perforation in upper Egypt
Cause | Survival | Mortality | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
NEC | 10 | 29.4 | 6 | 17.6 | 16 | 47.1 |
Iatrogenic perforation | 5 | 17.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 7 | 20.6 |
HSD | 5 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.8 |
Exomphalos with perforated Meckel’s diverticulum | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
High ARM without fistula | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 |
Ileal atresia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 |
Jejunal atresia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 |
Meconium ileus with perforation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 |
Idiopathic gastric perforation | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
Volvulus | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
Total | 23 | 67.6 | 11 | 32.4 | 34 | 100 |