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Data regarding age, gender, diagnosis, surgical procedure, length of hospital stay, mortality, and cause of mortality were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 39 neonates, 12 were female (30.7%) and 27 were male (69.3%). The mean age of the neonates at admission was 7.7 \u00b1 7.6 days (1\u201330 days) days. The most common diagnoses were anal atresia (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 12, 30.8%), esophageal atresia (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 9, 23.1%), and pyloric stenosis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 5, 12.8%). The most common surgical procedures were colostomy creation (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 10, 25.6%), esophageal anastomosis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 9, 20.5%), primary closure of anterior abdominal wall defects including bladder exstrophy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 6, 15.4%), and pyloromyotomy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 5, 12.8%). Mortality rate was 17.9%, and mortality causes were sepsis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 4, 57.1%) and congenital heart disease (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3, 42.9%). Neonates with the highest mortality by underlying primary surgical diagnosis were esophageal atresia (n=4, 57.1%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mortality rate from the surgical procedures of the neonates in Somalia is extremely high when compared with the developed countries. Employment of experienced pediatric surgeons and well-trained nurses, strict attention to the sanitary measures and shortening the time from birth to presentation might improve the surgical outcomes of the neonates in Somalia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jiaps.jiaps_349_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,24]],"date-time":"2024-05-24T10:16:51Z","timestamp":1716545811000},"page":"153-156","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Our Neonatal Surgery Experiences in 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