Risk factors and outcomes of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: a case-control study
There was a high incidence of definite NEC, with associated high mortality, mainly in infants who were ventilated and hypotensive. Factors associated with NEC were formula feeding, longer duration of antibiotics, and prior blood transfusion.
Authors
- Kebashni Thandrayen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4028-2749)
- Noela Holo Bertha Kamanga
- Reenu Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-0850)
- Sithembiso Velaphi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-8485)
Institutions
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1611111
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24