Open AccessA role for neonatal bacteremia in deaths due to intestinal perforation: spontaneous intestinal perforation compared with perforated necrotizing enterocolitis
Author(s) -
Ronald I. Clyman,
Chengshi Jin,
Nancy K. Hills
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1476-5543
pISSN - 0743-8346
DOI - 10.1038/s41372-020-0691-4
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , perforation , bacteremia , enterocolitis , bowel perforation , gastrointestinal perforation , surgery , complication , peritonitis , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , materials science , biology , punching , metallurgy
To examine the relationship between intestinal perforations (caused by either spontaneous perforation (SIP) or necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)) and the outcome "death due to intestinal perforation".