Comparing Healthcare Needs in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants With NEC and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation
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Priyanka V. Chugh, Emily Nes, Katherine Culbreath, Gregory Keefe, Erika M. Edwards, Kate A. Morrow, Danielle Ehret, Roger F. Soll, Biren P. Modi, Jeffrey D. Horbar, Tom Jaksic
Topic overview
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) affect 6–8% of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. SIP has lower mortality than NEC, but with similar short-term morbidity in length of stay, growth failure, and supplemental oxygen requirements. Comparative long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes have not been clarified.
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