Advances and Challenges in Neonatal Surgery: Congenital and Acquired Conditions

Neonatology is a field fraught with unique challenges and complexities, particularly when intersecting with surgical needs. Neonatal surgical conditions, either congenital or acquired, present a critically sensitive scenario requiring urgent and comprehensive interventions. The vulnerabilities of newborns, transitioning from in utero to extrauterine life, are multiplied when surgical conditions are present. This necessitates a highly specialized approach with early diagnosis, prompt surgical intervention, and meticulous postoperative management to substantially improve better survival rates and long-term outcomes.

This Research Topic aims to address comprehensive management strategies across the spectrum of neonatal surgical conditions to reduce mortality and enhance recovery processes. Given the alarming statistic that one-third of infant deaths stem from surgical complications, a concerted focus on advancing diagnostic precision, surgical interventions, and postoperative care is essential. By honing in on innovative methods and technologies, this Research Topic endeavors to delineate actionable strategies that align with global health goals, particularly those aimed at decreasing preventable infant and child mortality by 2030.

To further encapsulate the range of this research topic, contributions should focus on the full gamut of congenital and acquired conditions that necessitate surgical intervention in neonates. We welcome submissions that explore, but are not limited to, the following themes:
• Development and refinement of diagnostic tools and methodologies
• Surgical innovations and procedural advancements for neonatal conditions
• Enhanced strategies for intraoperative and postoperative care in neonatology
• Long-term outcome studies and follow-up care models The aim is to create a detailed compendium of current practices and future directions in the management of neonatal surgical challenges.

Keywords: Neonatal Surgery, Congenital Surgical Conditions, Diagnostic Technologies, Postoperative Care, Surgical Innovation

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.