Simple solution to save lives globally: Low-cost ‘SimpleSilo’ offers hope for babies with gastroschisis
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In low-resource settings, babies born with gastroschisis — a congenital condition in which the developing intestines extend outside the body through a hole in the abdominal wall —face life-threatening challenges. While survival rates in high-income countries now exceed 90% thanks to advanced medical tools and neonatal care, infants in resource-constrained medical settings still face high mortality rates, partially because of a lack of access to the lifesaving equipment needed to treat the condition. A team of engineers and pediatric surgeons led by Rice University’s Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies is working to change that. Their innovation? A simple, low-cost and locally manufacturable medical device, known as the “SimpleSilo,” designed to provide lifesaving treatment for gastroschisis at a fraction of the current cost and made from locally available materials.
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