Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4167909 | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The incidence of IF among infants undergoing surgical treatment for NEC is high. Variables characteristic of severe NEC (low birth weight, antibiotic use, ventilator use, and greater extent of bowel resection) were associated with the development of IF.
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Authors
Debora MD, MS, Leslie A. ScD, Patrick MMath, Tom MD, PhD, Maggie MPH, Cami MD, James C.Y. MD, PhD, Mary MD, Kerilyn K. MD, Karl G. MD, R. Lawrence MD, Christopher MD, MPH,