Management and outcomes of gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low, middle and high income countries: protocol for a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study

Introduction Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of death in children <5 years of age globally, contributing an estimated half a million deaths per year. Very limited literature exists from low and middle income countries (LMICs) where most of these deaths occur. The Global PaedS...

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Main Authors: Yang Liu, Nick Sevdalis, Melika Akhbari, Niyi Ade-Ajayi, Justine Davies, Dan Poenaru, Dominique Vervoort, Hannah Thompson, Lubna Samad, Stephen Tabiri, Muhammad Arshad, Emily Smith, Lars Hagander, Kokila Lakhoo, Godfrey Sama Philipo, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Emmanuel Ameh, Cristiana Riboni, Naomi Jane Wright, Laura Herrera, Nana Adofo-Ansong, Harmony Ubhi, Samuel Parker, Sadi Abukhalaf, Ahmad Alhamid, Osaid H. Alser, Emrah Aydin, Yousra-Imane Benaskeur, Shrouk M. Elghazaly, Safa Abdal Elrais, Sophia Hashim, Gabriella Hyman, Henang Kwasau, Bruno Martinez-Leo, Kelly Naranjo, Ibrahim Nour, Mahmoud Saleh, Patricia Shinondo, Marcus Sim, Agota Vaitkiene, Isabelle Williams, Aayenah Yunus, Muhammad Amjad Chaudhary, Muhammad Adnan Khan Khattak, Muhammad Bin Amjad, Marlene Dominguez Anaya, Samiul Hasan, Paolo Bragagnini, Segundo Rite, Hana Arbab, Aqil Soomro, Raed Nael Al-Taher, Ibrahim Rabi Nour, Osama Abdul Kareen Sarhan, Taimur Qureshi, Hina Yousaf, Candy S.C. Choo, Doris Mae Dimatatac, Shireen Anne Nah, Vijay Anand Ismavel, Ann Miriam, Shajin T, Monica Ivanov, Andreea Serban, Eva Blazquez-Gomez, Luis Garcia-Aparicio, Marti Iriondo, Jordi Prat, Xavier Tarrado, Emma Svensson, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, Dominic Bagbio, Sheila Owusu, Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e030452.full