Does the Timing of Surgical Intervention Impact Outcomes in Necrotizing Enterocolitis?
Jessica L RauhMenaka N ReddyNicole L SantellaMaryssa A EllisonVictoria G WeisKristen A ZellerParvesh M GargMitchell R LaddPublished in: The American surgeon (2024)
Infants with NEC who underwent early surgical intervention had a higher mortality and more bowel resected. While this study has a provocative finding, it is severely limited by the non-specific 48-hour cut off. However, our data suggests that a period of medical optimization may improve outcomes in infants with sNEC and thus more in-depth studies are needed.