Biomarkers of gut injury in neonates – where are we in predicting necrotising enterocolitis? [PDF]
Despite advances in neonatal care Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) continues to have a significant mortality and morbidity rate, and with increasing survival of those more immature infants the population at risk of NEC is increasing.
Claire Howarth +4 more
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Necrotising enterocolitis biomarkers: a systematic review [PDF]
BackgroundNecrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe acute inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that predominantly affects preterm neonates.
Muhammad Ashhad Faizan +28 more
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Could Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) be the new weapon in our fight against Necrotising Enterocolitis? [PDF]
There is no ideal single gut tissue or inflammatory biomarker available to help to try and identify Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) before its clinical onset.
Claire Howarth +4 more
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Gut microbiome derived short chain fatty acids: Promising strategies in necrotising enterocolitis [PDF]
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating condition that poses a significant risk of morbidity and mortality, particularly among preterm babies.
María P Cifuentes +2 more
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Plasma Metabolomics to Evaluate Progression of Necrotising Enterocolitis in Preterm Pigs [PDF]
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a microbiome-dependent gut disease in preterm infants in early life. Antibiotic treatment is a common intervention for NEC.
Yan-Nan Jiang +6 more
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Dexamethasone versus betamethasone – a better modality for fetal lung maturity in preterm labour [PDF]
Background: Prematurity constitutes a serious complication in the field of obstetrics worldwide. Various untoward outcomes like respiratory distress syndrome, intra-ventricular haemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity, necrotising enterocolitis, low birth
Aritra Maji +2 more
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Incidence, Clinical Signs and Co-morbidities of Feeding Intolerance among Preterm Infants Aged 28-34 Weeks of Gestation in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Western NepalA Prospective Observational Study [PDF]
Introduction: Feeding intolerance is common among the preterm neonates and is associated with different comorbidities like respiratory depression, respiratory distress syndrome, apnea, hyperbilirubinaemia, and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.
Binod Kumar Gupta +6 more
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Background: Therapeutic hypothermia is standard of care for babies with moderate to severe hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy. There is limited evidence to inform provision of nutrition during hypothermia.
Chris Gale +8 more
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Background: Preterm infants have high rates of morbidity, especially from late-onset sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis. Lactoferrin is an anti-infective milk protein that may act through effects on gut bacteria, metabolites and epithelial cell ...
Nicholas Embleton +16 more
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The development of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis has been temporally associated with red blood cell transfusions in retrospective human studies. Here, the authors develop a neonatal mouse model of necrotising enterocolitis in anaemic mice receiving ...
Krishnan MohanKumar +12 more
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