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Neonatal surgical problems in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. 1977

J K Shija

Analysis of admission to the Neonatal Unit of Muhimbili Hospital, Dar es Salaam, during the year October 1974 to September 1975, shows that about 3 per cent of the cases were Surgical of which nearly two-thirds had congenital malformations in the Head and Neck, Extremities and Spine. Among the major common anomalies were SPINA BIFIDA, POLY-DACTYLY, and other Musculo-Skeletal malformations. Comparison of the incidence of some of the major congenital anomalies between Dar es Salaam and LIVERPOOL, and the World incidence, shows an apparently lower incidence of most of the malformations in Dar es Salaam than elsewhere in the World. A study is currently under way to determine the incidence and pattern of congenital malformations throughout Tanzania.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007232	Infant, Newborn, Diseases	Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts.	Neonatal Diseases,Disease, Neonatal,Diseases, Neonatal,Neonatal Disease
D006757	Hospital Units	Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.	Hospital Unit,Unit, Hospital,Units, Hospital
D006760	Hospitalization	The confinement of a patient in a hospital.	Hospitalizations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000013	Congenital Abnormalities	Malformations of organs or body parts during development in utero.	Birth Defects,Congenital Defects,Deformities,Fetal Anomalies,Fetal Malformations,Abnormalities, Congenital,Defects, Congenital,Abnormality, Congenital,Anomaly, Fetal,Birth Defect,Congenital Abnormality,Congenital Defect,Defect, Birth,Defect, Congenital,Deformity,Fetal Anomaly,Fetal Malformation,Malformation, Fetal
D013636	Tanzania	A republic in eastern Africa, south of UGANDA and north of MOZAMBIQUE. Its capital is Dar es Salaam. It was formed in 1964 by a merger of the countries of TANGANYIKA and ZANZIBAR.	Tanganyika,Zanzibar,United Republic of Tanzania