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Original Articles · Vol. 11 No. 1-2 (2020)

Neonatal Surgical Situation in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward

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Published : July 2020
CONTENTSVolume 11Number 1 & 2January - July 2020
Editorial
Pediatric Fluid Prescription, Close Monitoring and Raising Awareness
Mohammed Shadrul Alam
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Original Articles
Cancer Status in Pediatric Population of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Tasmiah Tahera Aziz, Samira Hayee, Orindom Shing Pulock, Maliha Haider, Tahmina Banu
03
Snodgrass Procedure (TIP), game changing procedure: A single Surgeon’s Experience
Md Samidur Rahman, Md Shahin Reza, Zinat Tanjida, Elora Afroz Leema, Nazmul Haider Chowdhury Sonet, Md Ashekin Abir, Prosenjit Datta
11
Surgical Management and Outcome of Neural Tube Defects in Children
Anupam Das, Md Nurul Alam, Md Shamsur Rahman, Md Oyes Ahmed Chowdhury, Habib Ullah Khan, Md Sirajul Islam
17
Neonatal Surgical Situation in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward
Md Sharif Imam, Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, Md Mozammel Hoque, Tahmina Banu
24
Ultrasonographic guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in the Diagnosis of Intra-abdominal Solid Mass in Children
Abdur Razzaque, Towhidul Islam, AKM Mizanur Rahman, Nazmun Naher Poly, Diponkar Kumar Saha
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Evaluation of BATICH Score for the management of Paediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Kamrul Ahasan Chowdhury, Rajib Khastagir, MA Mushfiqur Rahman, Rivu Raj Chakraborty, Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury
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Understanding the Epidemiology of Labial Adhesion among Paediatric Age-groups in Bangladesh: A Single-center Cross-Sectional Study
Rifah Sanjeedah Tahsin, Sakibul Alam, Arpita Biswangree, Bijita Biswangree, Md Fahadul Islam, Debjyoti Barua, Md Sharif Imam
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Case Reports
Tubercular ulcer on the dorsum of the penis in a toddler, a case report
Dipankar Kumar Saha, Khondoker Moynul Hasan, Sajal Kumar Majumdar, Mirza Kamrul Zahid, Abhi Kumar Chakraborty, Syed Mahmudur Rahman, AKM Maruf Reza, Soma Podder
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Authors

  • Md Sharif ImamAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Agrabad, Chattogram, Bangladesh
  • Tanvir Kabir ChowdhuryAssociate Professor, Department of Paediatric Urology, Chittagong Medical College & Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh
  • Md Mozammel HoqueProfessor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Agrabad, Chattogram, Bangladesh
  • Tahmina BanuDirector, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh

Keywords

Neonatal surgery Manpower Neonatal transport Neonatal intensive care unit Minimally invasive surgery Challenges Follow-up Research

Abstract

The neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a child. Although neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined over the last few decades, the outcome of neonatal surgery is still relatively poor in Bangladesh compared to other low- and middle-income countries. Still, neonatal surgery is not getting its due attention in the national health policy. Here, challenges are multifactorial. In developed countries, intrauterine diagnosis, planned delivery, better pediatric anesthetic support, improved neonatal intensive care, and prompt surgical management have been shown to significantly improve neonatal surgical outcomes. This article addresses various problems of delivering neonatal surgical services in Bangladesh and proposes solutions. It is crucial that prompt surgical management be a key focus in improving neonatal and infant health indices.

Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2020) Vol. 11 (1 & 2): 24–32

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