Early Diagnosis of Atypical Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants Using Point‐of‐Care Liver Ultrasound for Portal Venous Gas

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the effectiveness of point-of-care ultrasound in diagnosing atypical necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
• Utilized point-of-care ultrasound to assess portal venous gas in preterm infants.
• Analyzed atypical NEC presentations for early diagnosis.
• Evaluated the impact of timely management based on ultrasound findings.
• Point-of-care ultrasound successfully identified portal venous gas in preterm infants.
• Early detection guided timely management strategies.
• Improvement in clinical outcomes was observed with prompt intervention.