Prognostic factors for mortality in patients with congenital duodenal obstruction at DR. Moewardi Hospital Surakarta

Abstract

Congenital duodenal obstruction is the most common congenital abnormalities in newborn. Almost 50% of all cases of congential abnormalities is duodenal obstruction. Several conditions of congenital obstruction can worsen a patient's prognosis, such as prematurity, low birth weight (LBW), other congenital abnormalities, type of obstruction, and the type of surgery performed.