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This study has different objectives to show the consequence of functional outcome of abdominal wall defects (AWD) children in reliance to colour of amniotic fluid, to assess the effect of reduced bowel exposure time to meconium contaminated amniotic fluid on edematous inflammatory thickening of the bowel loops, to show an positively influence in the number of primary AWD closures, to demonstrate a reduced incidence of post-natal complications and to verify a better outcome of OC children because of failing exposure to amniotic fluid.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n A retrospective, observational case\u2013control design was used to compare GS (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 36) and OC (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 18) children. Physical data, colour of amniotic fluid, pre- and perinatal problems, operative complications and surgical technique, post-operative complications, duration of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, mechanical ventilation, parenteral nutrition, commencement of oral feeding and total hospital stay were collected. Data were analysed with descriptive methods,\n t<\/jats:italic>\n -test and non-parametric tests such as Wilcoxon and Kruskal\u2013Wallis were performed in addition to the analysis of variance, including\n post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n testing accepting a confidence interval of 95% (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.05) by using IBM SPSS software, version 23 (IBM, Illinois, USA).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Rate of meconium-contaminated amniotic fluid is significantly higher in GS compared to OC (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), delivery problems such as congenital infections are also significantly higher (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), this yields in significantly more bowel loops anomalies and problems during surgery (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.036) but had no significant influence on primary abdominal wall closures rate (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.523). The post-surgical outcome of OC was significantly better as compared to GS. Within the GS, those with swollen intestines had significantly longer ICU stays (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.045) due to extended mechanical ventilation (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.007), parenteral nutrition (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.011) and delayed initiation of oral feeding (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001. Same results were found for the duration of ICU stay (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.008), mechanical ventilation (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.006), parenteral nutrition (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.011) and delayed initiation of oral feeding (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) in secondary closures as compared to primary abdominal wall closures in the GS group.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n Worsen functional short-term outcome of GS children was directly addicted to meconium contamination of amniotic fluid due to swollen intestines and because of this more post-surgical problem including significantly extended hospital stays were observed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ajps.ajps_8_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,16]],"date-time":"2021-12-16T23:49:36Z","timestamp":1639698576000},"page":"46-51","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Does Meconium Contaminated Amniotic Fluid Affect Intestinal Wall Thickness and Functional Outcome in Patients with Anterior Abdominal Wall Defects?"],"prefix":"10.67481","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Melanie","family":"Kapapa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Teresa","family":"Rieg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandre","family":"Serra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":null,"reference":[{"key":"R1-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"869","DOI":"10.1002\/pd.414","article-title":"Gastroschisis \u2013 An overview","volume":"22","author":"Hunter","year":"2002","journal-title":"Prenat Diagn"},{"key":"R2-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"385","DOI":"10.1159\/000078990","article-title":"Congenital abdominal wall defects: An update","volume":"19","author":"Wilson","year":"2004","journal-title":"Fetal Diagn Ther"},{"key":"R3-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1520","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.032","article-title":"Risk stratification of 4344 patients with gastroschisis into simple and complex categories","volume":"42","author":"Arnold","year":"2007","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"R4-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"891","DOI":"10.1007\/s00383-010-2676-4","article-title":"Intestinal atresia in association with gastroschisis: A 26-year review","volume":"26","author":"Kronfli","year":"2010","journal-title":"Pediatr Surg Int"},{"key":"R5-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"284","DOI":"10.1097\/AOG.0000000000000920","article-title":"Prevalence, correlates, and outcomes of omphalocele in the United States, 1995-2005","volume":"126","author":"Marshall","year":"2015","journal-title":"Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"R6-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"111","DOI":"10.1016\/S1028-4559(07)60004-7","article-title":"Syndromes and disorders associated with omphalocele (III): Single gene disorders, neural tube defects, diaphragmatic defects and others","volume":"46","author":"Chen","year":"2007","journal-title":"Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"R7-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e16260","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0016260","article-title":"Genetic analysis of hedgehog signaling in ventral body wall development and the onset of omphalocele formation","volume":"6","author":"Matsumaru","year":"2011","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"R8-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"227","DOI":"10.1002\/uog.14721","article-title":"Timing of elective delivery in gastroschisis: A decision and cost-effectiveness analysis","volume":"46","author":"Harper","year":"2015","journal-title":"Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"R9-11-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2251","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpedsurg.2013.07.004","article-title":"Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network. 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