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Twenty-five-year trends in mortality and major morbidity among very low birth weight infants at a Saudi tertiary centre: improving morbidity despite expanding resuscitation at the limits of viability

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundVery low birth weight (VLBW) infants remain at high risk of mortality and major morbidity, yet longitudinal data from Saudi Arabia spanning several decades are scarce.
Lana A. Shaiba, Lana A. Shaiba, Adnan Hadid, Adnan Hadid, Khalid Almoosa, Khalid Almoosa, Abdulmalik Alharbi, Abdulmalik Alharbi, Khalid Alharbi, Khalid Alharbi, Mohammed Albabtain, Mohammed Albabtain, Badr Sobaih, Badr Sobaih   +13 more
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Designing a precision-medicine platform trial to improve the nutritional care and intestinal health of very preterm babies: the COLLABORATE study

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Background Nutrition is essential for preterm brain development. Optimal nutrition is dependent upon gastrointestinal health. Primary objective To form a multiprofessional collaboration to design the world’s first neonatal precision-medicine platform ...
Neena Modi, Mohammad Chehrazi, James Boardman, Alan Boyd, Peter Bradley, Cecilia Cirelli, Stefano Giuliani, Lauren Ingledow, Caroline Lee-Davey, Paola Quattroni, Douglas Morrison, Colin Morgan, Ju-Lee Oei, Susan Ozanne, Kylie Pussell, Sabita Uthaya, Hilary Wong, Victoria Cornelius   +17 more
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The changes in biomarkers for necrotising enterocolitis in premature calves with respiratory distress syndrome

Veterinární Medicína, 2019
The aim of this study was to determine the changes of the biomarkers used for the diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis of human neonates in premature calves with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
Ramazan Yildiz, Mahmut Ok, Merve Ider, Aybars Akar, Amir Naseri, Erman Koral   +5 more
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Clinical spectrum of neonates presenting with pneumoperitoneum: A retrospective study

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2016
Background: Neonatal pneumoperitoneum is attributed, in most of the reported cases, to necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). There are also other causes leading to free intraperitoneal air.
Ahmed Hosni Morsi, Hossam Rashad Omar, Ahmed Osama, Ahmed Refaat Khodary   +3 more
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Comparison of Risk Factors in Necrotizing Enterocolitis among Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2013
Purpose: Necrotizing enterocolitis is one of the important problems of premature infants. The incidence is about 1-5% in infants followed in neonatal care units and inversely related to gestational age and birth weight.
Ferda Ozlu, Hacer Yapicioglu, Nejat Narli, Mehmet Satar, Kenan Ozcan, Recep Tuncer   +5 more
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Sonographic Detection of Portal Venous Gas in Necrotising Enterocolitis in Newborn [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2014
Nishant S Banait, Pradeep B Suryawanshi
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The role of nitric oxide in an experimental necrotising enterocolitis model

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2013
Background: Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) causes a significant life-threatening gastrointestinal system (GIS) disease with severe mortality and morbidity, particularly in premature infants. Nitric oxide (NO) has many functions in the GIS. Therefore, in
Muazez Cevik, Cetin Ali Karadag, Damlanur Ertem Sakiz, Burak Tander, Didem Daskin Embleton   +4 more
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Selected Abstracts of the 2nd Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS 2017); Venice (Italy); October 31-November 4, 2017; Session "Neonatal Gastrointestinal Physiology and NEC"

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2017
Selected Abstracts of the 2nd Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS 2017); Venice (Italy); October 31-November 4, 2017 58th ESPR Annual Meeting, 7th International Congress of UENPS, 3rd International Congress of EFCNI ORGANIZING ...
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An update on the human and animal enteric pathogen Clostridium perfringens

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2018
Clostridium perfringens, a rapid-growing pathogen known to secrete an arsenal of >20 virulent toxins, has been associated with intestinal diseases in both animals and humans throughout the past century.
Raymond Kiu, Lindsay J. Hall
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Impact of Probiotics Supplementation on Enteral Feed Tolerance in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates: An Open Label Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research
Introduction: Probiotics are live microorganisms recognised for their potential health benefits. While the evidence regarding their effectiveness in improving feed tolerance among very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns remains inconclusive, this study ...
Narain Das Vaswani, Hunny Verma, Jagjit Singh Dalal, Seema Lekhwani, Kirty Verma, Neeraj Kumar, Mohan Lal Kundu, Dinkar Yadav   +7 more
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