A role for abdominal ultrasound in discriminating suspected necrotizing enterocolitis in congenital heart disease patients.

Stefanie P LazowSarah A TracyJudy A EstroffRichard B ParadIlse M Castro-AragonAlan M FujiiSteven J StaffaDavid ZurakowskiCatherine Chen

Published in: Pediatric surgery international (2021)

CHD patients with suspected NEC represent a distinct clinical population. AUS has particular utility in assessing findings of bowel viability in the CHD NEC population, reflecting reduced rates of surgical NEC.

Keyphrases

congenital heart disease
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance imaging
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
preterm infants
patient reported