Publications by authors named "Abdullah M Yusof"
Article Synopsis
- Improved perioperative care has led to better survival rates for children with congenital gastrointestinal issues and abdominal wall defects in developed countries, but similar data is lacking in developing nations like Malaysia.* -
- A study analyzed 228 Malaysian children with various congenital conditions, finding an overall mortality rate of 8.8%, primarily affecting those with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), which was linked to factors like central venous access needs and higher ASA scores.* -
- CDH significantly increases the risk of mortality and sepsis, highlighting the need for early detection and proactive treatment strategies to improve outcomes for affected children.*
Purpose: Early diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) is critical for best outcomes, but is challenged by overlapping clinical manifestations with other causes of obstructive jaundice in neonates. We evaluate the performance of the modified Simple BA Scoring System (SBASS) in diagnosing BA.
Methods: We performed a prospective, cross-sectional study on infants with cholestatic jaundice (June 2021-December 2022).
Purpose: Children with anorectal malformation (ARM) and Hirschsprung's disease (HD) often experience bowel symptoms into adulthood, despite definitive surgery. This study evaluates the quality of life (QOL) and bowel functional outcome of children treated for ARM and HD in comparison to healthy controls.
Methods: Between December 2020 and February 2023, we recruited patients with ARM and HD aged 3-17 years at four tertiary referral centres, who had primary corrective surgery done >12 months prior.
Background: Assessment of postoperative bowel function in anorectal malformation (ARM) patients is crucial for benchmarking outcomes. We compared existing bowel function scoring systems in various aspects in patients with ARM.
Methods: With ethical approval, this was a cross-sectional study involving 5 paediatric surgery referral centres in Malaysia, comparing the Kelly, Japanese Study Group of Anorectal Anomalies (JSGA), Holschneider and Krickenbeck bowel function questionnaires.
Introduction: Anorectal manometry may be useful to objectively evaluate anorectal function following definitive pullthrough for Hirschsprung Disease (HD) but there is little published data. Our study aims to investigate anorectal manometry findings and their association with bowel function.
Methodology: This was a prospective observational study.
Rationale And Aim: The purpose of this study is to acquire a better understanding of Food Foreign Bodies (FFB) injuries in children characterizing the risk of complications and prolonged hospitalization due to food items according to patients' characteristics, circumstances of the accident, Foreign Body (FB) features and FB location, as emerging from the SUSY Safe Web-Registry.
Methods: The present study uses data provided by the SUSY Safe Project, a DG SANCO co-funded project started in February 2005, which was aimed at establishing an international registry of cases of Foreign Bodies (FB) injuries in children aged 0-14 years. The analysis was carried out on injuries due to a food item.