Decision Making in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- By Reed A. Dimmitt1
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Source: Inside Health Care: Neonatal Intensive Care -Who Decides? Who Pays? Who Can Afford It? , pp 123-131
- Publication Date: July 2013
- Language: English
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Necrotizing enterocolitis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Most preterm infants with NEC are managed medically. The two common surgical interventions for intestinal perforation are exploratory laparotomy and peritoneal drainage. Two cases are presented to illustrate the complicated clinical course and current management at our institution.
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