Outcomes for necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in babies born at the threshold of viability: a case-control study.
Natalie VallantVerity HaffendenOliver PeatmanHammad KhanGeraint LeeHemanshoo ThakkarIain YardleyPublished in: BMJ paediatrics open (2023)
The diagnosis of NEC in infants born <24 weeks gestation is challenging with inconsistent clinical and radiological features. Ultrasound scanning is a useful imaging modality. Mortality was comparable regardless of a diagnosis of NEC. Low gestational age is not a contraindication to surgical intervention in NEC.
Keyphrases
- gestational age
- birth weight
- preterm birth
- high resolution
- low birth weight
- randomized controlled trial
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- body mass index
- computed tomography
- skeletal muscle
- electron microscopy
- insulin resistance
- fluorescence imaging