Iatreia · Published 2025-01-01 · DOI 10.17533/udea.iatreia.348
Introduction: Congenital malformations are one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality worldwide, with those associated with the digestive system accounting for approximately 7% of the total. Objective: To describe the frequency, morbidity and mortality factors of congenital malformations of the digestive system in newborns from a neonatology service in Peru, during the period 2011–2020. Materials and methods: A retrospective, observational, and descriptive study was conducted. Information collected from medical records and from the perinatal information system of the neonatology service was compiled, summarized, and systematized. Results: A total of 28,787 live newborns were identified, of which 356 (1.24%) had congenital malformations. The most frequent were those of the central nervous system (22.5%), digestive system (15.7%), and circulatory system (13.5%). Of the newborns with congenital malformations of the digestive system, 60.7% were male; 30.4% presented morbidities such as sepsis (64.7%), protein-calorie malnutrition (23.5%), and hypoglycemia (11.8%), and 7.1% of the newborns died. Conclusions: Congenital malformations of the digestive system are the second most common type in newborns; among them, the most frequent was the unspecified intestinal malformation (Q43.9, according to CIE-10). The main morbidity factor associated with these malformations was sepsis.
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