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June 7, 2024Annals of Surgery

Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation Lead to Severe Growth Failure in Infants

Allison L. Speer Kevin P. Lally Claudia Pedroza Yuxin Zhang Brenda B. Poindexter Walter J. Chwals Susan R. Hintz Gail E. Besner David K. Stevenson Robin K. Ohls William E. Truog Barbara J. Stoll Matthew A. Rysavy Abhik Das Jon E. Tyson Martin L. Blakely

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Abstract

We aimed to determine the incidence of growth failure in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) and whether initial laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage (PD) impacted the likelihood of growth failure.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e65aacb6db6435875e9007 https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006378

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