A 10-year retrospective review of perioperative mortality in pediatric general surgery at Ile-Ife Hospital, Nigeria

Ten-year Nigerian tertiary hospital study analyzing perioperative mortality in 4,108 pediatric procedures identified key risk factors: neonatal age, emergency surgery, higher ASA status, and multiple procedures. Overall 30-day mortality was 156 per 10,000 procedures, with septicemia as leading cause of death.