Poor validity of the routine diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants at discharge.

Sandra Meinich JuhlM L HansenG FonnestM GormsenI D LambaekG Greisen

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2016)

We found poor validity for the discharge diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis. In future, a better way of defining the disease is needed for large-scale epidemiologic research.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
clinical practice
current status
preterm birth