Table 5

Perioperative mortality rates for surgery for certain pathologies

PathologyCases treated (n)Deaths (n)Mortality rate (%)
Gastroduodenal perforation secondary to herbal concoction11100
Gastroschisis3266.7
Esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula6350
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia2150
Necrotizing enterocolitis4250
Jejunoileal atresia6233.3
Congenital hydrocephalus6233.3
Cranial tumors3133.3
Congenital cyanotic heart defects8225
Biliary atresia5120