Newborn infants with bilious vomiting: a national audit of neonatal transport services.
Shalini OjhaLaura SandNandiran RatnavelStephen Terence KempleyAjay Kumar SinhaSyed MohinuddinHelen BudgeAndrew LesliePublished in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2017)
The results support the need for infants with bilious vomiting to be investigated for potential surgical pathologies, but the data do not provide evidence for the default designation of such referrals as 'time-critical.' Decisions should be made by clinical collaboration between the teams and, where appropriate, swift transfer provided.