Necrotizing enterocolitis and its association with the neonatal abstinence syndrome

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal disease that mostly affects premature infants. It involves infection and inflammation that causes destruction of the bowel. Although it affects only 1 in 2,000 to 4,000 births, or between 1 and 5% of neonatal intensive care unit admissions, NEC is the most common and serious gastrointestinal disorder among hospitalized preterm infants. We pr...

the past hospitalization and its association with suicide attempts and ideation in patients with mdd and comparison with bmd (depressed type) group

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Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Radiological Manifistations

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics radiological manifestations and risk factors in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Methods: A prospective study over on year starting from January 2008, conducted on 55 neonates with suspected NEC admitted at Children Hospital, Cairo University. Serial X-ray for all neonates were done and assessed Results: 31 (56.4...

Haematological abnormalities in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.

OBJECTIVE Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants born prior to 32 weeks gestation or with a birth weight less than 1500 grams. In this article, we review hematological abnormalities associated with NEC. METHODS A literature search was performed using the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus, and the electronic archive of abstracts pres...