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Quintuplets: 5 Cases of NEC. Are There Other Risk Factors?
Kavita Nadendla1, Amelia Sutton2, David Kelly3
1a Surgery , University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , USA.
Objective:
To review a case of quintuplets with all babies developing necrotizing enterocolitis.
Methods:
A retrospective study of preterm quintuplets all developing necrotizing enterocolitis. Clinical outcomes were reviewed.
Results:
Quintuplets were born at 24 weeks gestation. Each baby developed NEC and was treated. One baby died. Currently the remaining 4 infants are on full enteral nutrition.
Conclusion:
Further studies are needed to better understand this emerging population of multiple birth pregnancy and the frequency of NEC development.
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