Reducing Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 683-700

  Patel, Aloka L ^a   Panagos, Patoula G ^a   Silvestri, Jean M ^a  

^a Rush Children's Hospital and Rush University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Antibiotics; Feeding guidelines; Human milk; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Probiotics; Quality improvement; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST MILK; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE FLORA; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMP; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROTECTION; TRANSPLANTATION; UTILIZATION;

ANEMIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROBIOTICS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 85021801364     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2017.05.004     Document Type: Review

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