دورية أكاديمية
NEC in Twin Pregnancies: Incidence and Outcomes
العنوان: | NEC in Twin Pregnancies: Incidence and Outcomes |
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المؤلفون: | Sathyaprasad C Burjonrappa, Brian Shea, Diya Goorah |
المصدر: | Journal of Neonatal Surgery, Vol 3, Iss 4 (2014) |
بيانات النشر: | EL-Med-Pub, 2014. |
سنة النشر: | 2014 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Pediatrics LCC:Surgery |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | NEC, Twin, Pregnancy, Pediatrics, RJ1-570, Surgery, RD1-811 |
الوصف: | Background: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in neonates. Previously established risk factors for the development of NEC include prematurity and low birth weight. However, it is not clear to date as to whether the etiology of NEC is due to host, environmental, or yet other unknown factors. We analyzed the differences in incidence of NEC in twin pregnancies to further clarify its etio-pathogenesis. Methods: After IRB approval, a retrospective search of the medical records of the Department of Pediatric Surgery was done to identify all the neonates treated for surgical NEC from 2006-2013. Patients that had been treated for NEC elsewhere and subsequently transferred in to our facility were excluded. The medical records of the resulting 45 patients were then analyzed for demographics, antenatal screening, risk factors, treatment (medical and surgical), and outcomes. The resulting data was then analyzed using relative risk calculations and standard statistical tests. Results: Of the 45 patients who developed surgical NEC, 9 neonates (20%) were born of a twin pregnancy. There were no cases in which both twin A and twin B developed NEC. NEC in twin pregnancy neonates showed a female preponderance (p |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2226-0439 |
Relation: | https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/135; https://doaj.org/toc/2226-0439 |
DOI: | 10.21699/jns.v3i4.172 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/efe792eae5c34825a138d49b05a4c306 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.fe792eae5c34825a138d49b05a4c306 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 22260439 |
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DOI: | 10.21699/jns.v3i4.172 |