Weiying Mao, Siyuan Jiang, Chun Shen, Haitao Zhu, Yanchen Wang, Lingkong Zeng, Hongying Mi, Yu Long, Ziwei Li, Xinyue Gu, Yun Cao, Shoo K Lee, Rong Zhang
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) is one of the most serious surgical bowel conditions affecting preterm infants. There are limited data on the mortality and morbidities of very preterm infants [VPIs, <32 weeks' gestational age (GA)] with SIP in China. The study aimed to describe the prevalence, treatment, and outcomes of SIP among VPIs in China. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included all infants born at 24+0 -31+6 weeks GA from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020, and admitted within seven days after birth to the neonatal intensive care units in the Chinese Neonatal Network...
April 30, 2024: Translational Pediatrics