Depth of bacterial invasion in resected intestinal tissue predicts mortality in surgical necrotizing enterocolitis.

Objective:Up to a third of all infants who develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) require surgical resection of necrotic bowel. We hypothesized that the histopathological findings in surgically resected bowel can predict the clinical outcome of these infants.Study Design:We reviewed the medical rec...

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Publicado en:Journal of Perinatology Vol. 35; no. 9; pp. 755 - 763
Autores principales: Remon, J I, Amin, S C, Mehendale, S R, Rao, R, Luciano, A A, Garzon, S A, Maheshwari, A
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2015
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