Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership: help wanted
Katie Evans
Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership Project Co-ordinator and Clinical Research Fellow in Neonatal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
katie.evans7@nhs.net
Chris Gale
Academic Neonatologist and Neonatal Society Meeting Secretary
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Keywords
gastroschisis; abdominal wall defect; congenital abnormality; surgery; silo
Key points
- The survival of gastroschisis in high income countries is now greater than 95%.
- Complex gastroschisis has worse outcomes than simple gastroschisis.
- Surgical management aims to reduce the herniated viscera and close the abdominal wall defect. This can be achieved by primary closure or staged reduction.
