Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is life-threatening with a rising incidence due to improved neonatal care. While researchers' focus has shifted to causes, risk factors and preventative clinical strategies, little is known about the exact aetiology of NEC. Risk factors include the relationship between red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) and the development of transfusion-associated NEC (TANEC) and peri-transfusion feeding, increasing the risk of TANEC.
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