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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Published in:	Journal of Perinatology Vol. 35; no. 9; pp. 755 - 763
Main Authors:	Remon, J I, Amin, S C, Mehendale, S R, Rao, R, Luciano, A A, Garzon, S A, Maheshwari, A
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2015
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost