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Necrotizing Enterocolitis – special series

Posted on December 1, 2021 by annabelleinster

This month’s special series includes 4 articles related to Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). The first article provides one NICU’s 20-year journey to overcome NEC. They outline several of the initiatives and strategies they used to improve outcomes and decrease the occurrence … Continue reading →

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Feeding Practices and Effects on Transfusion-Associated Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Neonates

Posted on October 19, 2021 by annabelleinster

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions have been implicated in the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. Some evidence exists to support that withholding feedings during transfusion reduces the risk of subsequent NEC development. The purpose of this study … Continue reading →

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Clinical Presentation and Multifactorial Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Preterm Infant

Posted on October 19, 2021 by annabelleinster

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious infection of the bowel wall induced by multiple pathological factors, which include inflammation and tissue invasion with bacteria known to cause severe infections. NEC is now understood to be several disease processes under one … Continue reading →

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Development of the NEC-Zero Toolkit: Supporting Reliable Implementation of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Prevention and Recognition

Posted on January 14, 2020 by annabelleinster

The goal of the NEC-Zero project is to reduce the burden of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by increasing access to evidence-based tools to help clinicians and parents integrate evidence into daily care. It involves (a) human milk feeding with prioritized mother’s … Continue reading →

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Impact of umbilical cord milking and pasteurized donor human milk on necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective review

Posted on May 23, 2018 by annabelleinster

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious complication of prematurity. The objective of this retrospective review was to evaluate the impact of an umbilical cord milking protocol (UCM) and pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) on NEC rates in infants less than 30 weeks … Continue reading →

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