Impact of Size for Gestational Age on Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Mariela Sanchez-RosadoJordan D ReisMambarambath A JaleelKimberly ClippKate Louise MangonaL Steven BrownDavid Bryan NelsonMyra Helen WyckoffDiksha VermaIsabelle KiefaberCheryl S LairSujir Pritha NayakPatti J BurchfieldAnita ThomasLuc P Brion

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2023)

NEC was more frequent in SGA than in non-SGA infants and developed two weeks later in SGA infants. NEC was independently associated with severe intrauterine growth failure and with ANS exposure in infants with BW Z-score <0.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm infants
birth weight
low birth weight
preterm birth
early onset