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Association of anemia and platelet activation with necrotizing enterocolitis with or without sepsis among low birth weight neonates: a case–control study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundThis study aims to evaluate the value of the proportion of large platelets (PLCR) and platelet crit (PCT) in predicting necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in low birth weight (LBW) neonates.MethodsA total of 155 LBW (<2,500 g) neonates with NEC,
Zhou Jiang, Guangyong Ye, Songying Zhang, Long Zhang   +3 more
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The impact of a multifaceted quality improvement program on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2022
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a multifactorial gastrointestinal disease which mostly occurs in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
Tetyana H. Nesterenko, Nita Baliga, Sarah Swaintek, Dinan Abdelatif, Hany Aly, Mohamed A. Mohamed   +5 more
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Negative centralisation of HIV trauma influences health-related quality of life: Does posttraumatic growth buffer the link?

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2021
Objective: Centralisation of trauma associated with diagnosis, progression and treatment of HIV in a negative emotional valence is a mental process that could result in poor health functions and adverse treatment experiences among people living with HIV (
Desmond Uchechukwu Onu, Dorothy I. Ugwu
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Transient effects of transfusion and feeding advances (volumetric and caloric) on necrotizing enterocolitis development: A case-crossover study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectiveTo evaluate the short-term effects of feed fortification, feed volume increase, and PRBC transfusion on the odds of developing NEC.Study designCase-crossover study of neonatal intensive care infants born at ≤ 32 weeks' gestation who were ...
Vi T Le, Mark A Klebanoff, Maria M Talavera, Jonathan L Slaughter   +3 more
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Potential role of serum intestinal fatty acid-binding protein as a marker for early prediction and diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2021
Introduction: Intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) is located in the apex of mature enterocytes and released into circulation; once the injury of enterocyte happens, its circulating levels are considered an early and sensitive marker of ...
Amin I E. Shaaban, Osama A E. Alfqy, Howayda M K. Shaaban, Yahya H A. Maqsoud, Effat H Assar   +4 more
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A data-driven approach to identify-quantify-analyse construction risk for Hong Kong NEC projects

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2018
Project risks must be managed to deliver construction projects on time and within budget. In recent years, the New Engineering Contract (NEC) provides an alternate contracting method for procuring construction projects. As stipulated in the NEC contract,
Ming-Fung Francis Siu, Wing-Yan Jacqueline Leung, Wai-Ming Daniel Chan   +2 more
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Risk Factors for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonates: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2017
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in neonates is devastating, and risk-factor identification is crucial. This study aimed to evaluate risk factors for NEC in different gestational age (GA) groups. Methods: Risk factors associated with NEC were investigated
Qi Lu, Shupeng Cheng, Min Zhou, Jialin Yu   +3 more
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Design and Validation of the GI-NEC Score to Prognosticate Overall Survival in Patients With High-Grade Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Carcinomas [PDF]

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2017
Prognostic markers for risk stratification of patients with gastrointestinal high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas (GI-NECs) are lacking; we designed and validated a prognostic score for overall survival (OS).Consecutive patients diagnosed in five neuroendocrine specialist European centers were included.
Lamarca, Angela, Walter, Thomas, Pavel, Marianne, Borbath, Ivan, Freis, Patricia, Nuñez, Barbara, Childs, Alexa, Mcnamara, Mairéad, Hubner, Richard, Garcia-Carbonero, Rocio, Meyer, Tim, Valle, Juan, Barriuso, Jorge   +12 more
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A data-driven algorithm integrating clinical and laboratory features for the diagnosis and prognosis of necrotizing enterocolitis.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a major source of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Since there is no specific diagnostic test or risk of progression model available for NEC, the diagnosis and outcome prediction of NEC is made on clinical ...
Jun Ji, Xuefeng B Ling, Yingzhen Zhao, Zhongkai Hu, Xiaolin Zheng, Zhening Xu, Qiaojun Wen, Zachary J Kastenberg, Ping Li, Fizan Abdullah, Mary L Brandt, Richard A Ehrenkranz, Mary Catherine Harris, Timothy C Lee, B Joyce Simpson, Corinna Bowers, R Lawrence Moss, Karl G Sylvester   +17 more
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Efficacy of Probiotics in Preterm Neonates in the Prevention of Necrotising Enterocolitis: A Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: The most frequent and dangerous gastrointestinal emergency in newborns is Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC). A novel and promising strategy for preventing NEC is enterally given probiotics.
B Sunil, S Bhavya
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