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Microfluidic Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Incorporating Human Neonatal Intestinal Enteroids and a Dysbiotic Microbiome
Published on: July 28, 2023
Frequency of and risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in infants born before 33 weeks of gestation
M Hällström1, A M Koivisto, M Janas
1Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
Aim:
To investigate the frequency of and risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) among infants of <33 wk of gestation.
Methods:
Prospective follow-up of 140 inpatients.
Results:
26 (18.6%) subjects developed NEC stage I-III and 12 (8.6%) severe NEC (stage II-III). Breast milk fortifier and duration of morphine infusion emerged as the statistically significant factors associated with NEC stage I-III, but only the latter had a significant association with severe NEC.
Conclusion:
Future studies are needed to be established whether morphine is a causative factor in NEC.
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