The definition, etiology, clinical manifestation, and nursing care of patients with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is discussed, with a summation of an extensive review of the current and past literature, supplemented with participant observation. The incidence of this disease is increasing, but with modern nursing care in collaboration with the family and other members of the health team, the rate of survival of infants with NEC increases.
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