PURPOSE: A retrospective, 12-year review of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis was undertaken at a county hospital, with emphasis on presentation signs and symptoms. METHODS: Eighty-two patients with presence of intramural air were included in the study. The following signs and symptoms were studied:...
⏩ Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease that affects the intestine of premature infants. The wall of the intestine is invaded by bacteria, which cause local infection and inflammation that can ultimately destroy the wall of the bowel. Such bowel wall destruction can lead to ...
The clinical manifestations of idiopathic NEC may mimic the symptoms and signs of various neonatal gastrointestinal disorders, and may be indistinguishable from those of sepsis. NEC has become the single most common surgical emergency among neonatal intensive care units. Early recognition and aggressive ...
A greater than expected proportion of deaths occurred in babies not of low birth-weight: Of those above 2500 g 35 % died and of those under 1500 g 20 %. Initial signs and symptoms became apparent in 80 % within the first two weeks. The most frequent signs were distended abdomen (81 %...
PURPOSE: A retrospective, 12-year review of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis was undertaken at a county hospital, with emphasis on presentation signs and symptoms. METHODS: Eighty-two patients with presence of intramural air were included in the study. The following signs and symptoms were studied:...
In our Unit, medical NEC is usually defined as NEC Bell’s stage IA to IIB, while patients undergoing surgery are classified as NEC Bell’s stage IIIA and IIIB, as described by Neu and Walker in 2011 [28]. In particular, in the case of suspected onset of signs and symptoms of NEC ...
Small for gestational age (SGA) infants have an increased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but SGA has been found to not be a risk factor for the deterioration of NEC in previous literature. Few studies have focused on correlative factors of the
Both patients had been previously exposed to schistosome-infested streams without showing signs or symptoms of infection. Before admission, S. mansoni eggs had not been found in the stool. Both patients presented with an apparently identical, relatively symptomatic clinical course with rapid evolution ...
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) can become severe quickly, making early recognition a priority and understanding the occurrence of abdominal and clinical signs of impending NEC important. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships of abdominal signs up to 36 hours befo...
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening disease predominantly affecting premature and very low birth weight infants resulting in inflammation and necrosis of the small bowel and colon and potentially leading to sepsis, peritonitis, perforation, and death. Numerous research efforts have been...