Parvesh Mohan Garg, Katheryn Lett, Md Abu Yusuf Ansari, Isabella Pittman, Robin Riddick, Neha Varshney, Michael Morris, David Sawaya, Charlotte Taylor, Kartik Reddy, Peter Porcelli, William Hillegass
OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical outcomes in preterm infants following surgical necrotizing enterocolitis (sNEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP). METHODS: Retrospective comparison of clinical information in preterm infants with sNEC and SIP admitted between January, 2013 and December 31, 2018. The clinical outcomes were compared in two groups, including postoperative and brain injury detected on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after clinical and histopathological confirmation of the SIP and the NEC diagnosis...
September 11, 2023: Indian Pediatrics