Open AccessDevelopment of a Gestational Age–Specific Case Definition for Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Author(s) -
Cheryl Battersby,
Nick Longford,
Kate Costeloe,
Neena Modi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.3633
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , gestational age , birth weight , logistic regression , pediatrics , receiver operating characteristic , population , pregnancy , genetics , environmental health , biology
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Preventive and therapeutic research, surveillance, and quality improvement initiatives are hindered by variations in case definitions.
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