Open AccessNecrotizing Enterocolitis and Its Predictors Among Preterm Neonates Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Gurage Zone Public Hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021
Author(s) -
Bogale Chekole,
Agerie Aynalem Mewahegn,
Bitew Tefera Zewudie,
Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus,
Amare Kassaw,
Belete Gelaw Walle,
Shegaw Geze Tenaw,
Yibeltal Mesfin,
Muche Argaw,
Haymanot Abebe,
Shegaw Tesfa,
Netsanet Habte,
Robel Birhanu,
Wesila Seid
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s353663
Subject(s) - necrotizing enterocolitis , medicine , enterocolitis , low birth weight , pediatrics , birth weight , pregnancy , gestational age , obstetrics , biology , genetics
Necrotizing Enter colitis (NEC) is the most common multifactorial and devastating gastrointestinal emergency which primarily affects premature infants. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and its associated factors among preterm neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Gurage Zone hospitals.