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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 8-12Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1306263
Keywords
necrotizing enterocolitis; mortality; multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
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- Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) [AMS-SGCL7-Hall] Funding Source: researchfish
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity [V1230] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [CL-2009-18-012] Funding Source: researchfish
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Aim of the Study The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with mortality in infants referred for the surgical treatment of advanced necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Methods Retrospective review of all infants with confirmed (Bell stage II or III) NEC treated in our unit during the past 8 years (January 2002 to December 2010). Data for survivors and nonsurvivors were compared using Mann-Whitney test and Fisher's exact test and are reported as median (range). Results Of the 205 infantswith NEC, 35 (17%) were medically managed; 170 (83%) had surgery; 66 (32%) infants died; all had received surgery. Survivors and nonsurvivors were comparable for gestational age, birth weight, and gender distribution. Over all mortality was 32%, the highest mortality was in infants with pan-intestinal disease (86%) but remained significant in those with less severe disease (multifocal 39%; focal disease 21%). The commonest cause of mortality was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and nearly half of the nonsurvivors had care withdrawn. Conclusion Despite improvement in neonatal care, overall mortality (32%) for advanced NEC has not changed in 10 years. Mortality is significant even with minimal bowel involvement.
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