Factors associated with the increased incidence of necrotising enterocolitis in extremely preterm infants in Sweden between two population-based national cohorts (2004-2007 vs 2014-2016).

Pontus Challis Karin Källen Lars Björklund Anders Elfvin Aijaz FarooqiStellan HåkanssonDavid LeyMikael NormanErik NormannFredrik SereniusKarin SävmanLena Hellström-WestasPetra Um BergströmUlrika ÅdénThomas AbrahamssonMagnus Domellöf

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2023)

The increase in NEC incidence between epochs was limited to cases occurring after 7 days of life and was partly explained by increased survival in the most extremely preterm infants. Misclassification of NEC is common.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
risk factors
quality improvement
preterm birth
free survival