Open AccessIncomplete resection of necrotic bowel may increase mortality in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis
Author(s) -
Parvesh Mohan Garg,
Anas Bernieh,
Mary Hitt,
Ashish Kurundkar,
Kristen V. Adams,
Chad Blackshear,
Akhil Maheshwari,
Ali G. Saad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1530-0447
pISSN - 0031-3998
DOI - 10.1038/s41390-020-0975-6
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , bowel resection , gestational age , mortality rate , surgery , short bowel syndrome , medical record , enterocolitis , pediatrics , parenteral nutrition , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Infants with advanced necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) often need surgical resection of necrotic bowel. We hypothesized that incomplete resection of NEC lesions, signified by the detection of necrotic patches in margins of resected bowel loops, results in inferior clinical outcomes.