Does the initial surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis matter? Comparative outcomes for laparotomy vs. peritoneal drain as initial surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis in infants <1000 g birth weight
Author / Expert
Toby Debra Yanowitz, Kevin M. Sullivan, Anthony J. Piazza, Beverly Brozanski, Isabella Zaniletti, Jotishna Sharma, Robert DiGeronimo, Sujir Pritha Nayak, Rajan Wadhawan, Kristina M. Reber, Karna Murthy, for the CHND Surgical NEC Focus Group
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Abstract
Purpose
Quantify short-term outcomes associated with initial surgery [laparotomy (LAP) vs. peritoneal drain (PD)] for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants.
Methods
Using the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Database, we identified ELBW infants
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