Incidence of and risk factors for small vulnerable newborns in north India: a secondary analysis of a prospective pregnancy cohort.

Background: Globally, recent estimates have shown there have been 3·6 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths in 2022, with nearly 60% occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. The Small Vulnerable Newborn Consortium has proposed a framework combining preterm birth (<37 weeks of gestation), small for gestational age (SGA) by INTERGROWTH-21st standard, and low birthweight (<2500 g) under the category small vulnerable newborns (SVN). Reliable data on SVN from sub-Saharan Africa, central Asia, and south Asia are sparse.

Paraconduit hernia following esophagectomy: Is it safe to watch and wait?

Objectives: We hypothesized that emergency complications related to asymptomatic paraconduit hernias may occur less often than generally believed. Therefore, we assessed the occurrence and timing of paraconduit hernia diagnosis after esophagectomy, as well as outcomes of these asymptomatic patients managed with a watch-and-wait approach.

Methods: From 2006 to 2021, 1214 patients underwent esophagectomy with reconstruction at the Cleveland Clinic.