Neonatal anesthesia in Malta. A 4-year study (1980-1983).
Out of 21,090 live births registered in the Maltese Archipelago between 1st January 1980 and 31st December, 1983 there were 31 cases of congenital abnormalities that needed emergency surgery in the first few hours of life. The final results obtained locally compare favourably to those registered in larger centres abroad.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008319:Malta; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy