Impact of gestational age on the clinical presentation and surgical outcome of necrotizing enterocolitis

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 342-347

  Sharma, Renu ^a   Hudak, M L ^a   Tepas III, J J ^b   Wludyka, P S ^c   Marvin, W J ^a   Bradshaw, J A ^a   Pieper, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational age; Intestinal maturation; Intestinal perforation; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Prematurity; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTESTINE LOOP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PORTAL VEIN; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GASES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PORTAL VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744537563     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211510     Document Type: Article

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