scholarly journals THREE YEARS PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (149) ◽  
pp. 312-4
Author(s):  
Neeraj Jain ◽  
V Mangal
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Intestinal Wall ◽  
Common Risk Factor ◽  
Newborn Period ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
The Common ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion

Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the newborn period. Toknow the incidence of NEC at our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Over a 3 year period (Prospectivestudy) ,510 cases were studied for NEC. Incidence was 5.3%, mortality due to NEC was 22%, Asphyxia,Prematurity and enteral feeding were the common risk factor. Abdominal distention, blood in stool and airin intestinal wall were the main clinical features. Prevention and high index of suspicion are important tolimit the morbidity and mortality.Key Words: Necrotizing enterocolitis, Low birth weight.

scholarly journals Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates:a prospective study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1598
Author(s):  
Manas Ranjan Sahoo ◽  
Pydi Nagasree ◽  
Lanka Swetha ◽  
Arigela Vasundhara
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Maternal Risk ◽  
Induced Hypertension

Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is mostly limited to preterm babies due to immaturity of gut. NEC is one of important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in the neonatal intensive care units all over the world.Aim of study is to find the antenatal and post-natal risk factors associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates admitted to NICU.Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 45 neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis fulfilling the predetermined inclusion criteria. A detailed antenatal history including all maternal risk factors, birth history including the need for resuscitation and type of resuscitation was recorded. The gestational assessment was done by the New Ballard Score.Results: Pregnancy induced hypertension accounts as a risk factor to most of the cases of NEC 18 (40%), followed by setting for sepsis 12 (26.6%), least being gestational diabetes mellitus 1 (2.2%).Conclusions: Prematurity is found to be the most common risk factor followed by patent ductus arteriosus and sepsis. Most common antenatal risk factor was PIH (Pregnancy induced hypertension).

scholarly journals An Outbreak of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Associated with a NovelClostridiumSpecies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (s1) ◽  
pp. S101-S105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle J. Alfa ◽  
Diane Robson ◽  
Maria Davi ◽  
Kathy Bernard ◽  
Paul Van Caeseele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care

An Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Necrotizing Enterocolitis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-266
Author(s):  
GRAHAM W. CHANCE ◽  
VICTOR K. M. HAN
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Colonization Rate ◽  
Control Subjects

In Reply.— The observation made by Mathew et al on the lack of relationship between the isolation of Clostridium difficile and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is interesting, although the numbers are too small for relevant comment. Importantly, no mention was made on how the control subjects were selected.1 We agree that the colonization rate in NICUs may vary widely and may range up to 55% in certain units.2 In the subsequent four months following the outbreak that we reported, all infants admitted to our NICU had their stools tested weekly for C difficile.

scholarly journals Clinical Profile and Outcome of Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of NGMC

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Roma KM ◽  
Manita Pyakurel ◽  
Veena Gupta ◽  
Piush Kanodia
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Causes Of Mortality ◽  
The Common

Background: Neonatal period is a period from birth to under 28 days of life. The common causes of mortality and morbidity in our region are preventable, among which neonatal sepsis is the commonest one. Most of the deaths occur within 7 days of life. Objectives: To study the clinical profile, pattern of diseases, causes of morbidity and mortality amongst newborns. Materials and methods: A hospital based descriptive study was done among total 967 newborns including both inborn and out born admitted in NICU, NGMC from January 2016 to December 2016. Age, sex, gestational age, diagnosis at admission, outcome of admitted th newborns were the main variables under study. Data was entered in Excel and analyzed using SPSS 20th version. Data were presented through pie, bar graph and table with frequency and percentage. Results: Male were predominant in the study (65%). One third of the admitted newborns were preterms. Half of the admitted newborns were admitted on their first day of life. Neonatal sepsis was the most common cause of admission. Deaths occured in 7.4%of total babies. Seventy-six percent got improved after treatment. Only 2.8% were referred to higher center. Conclusions: Most of the neonates got admitted in first day of life with commonest cause being neonatal sepsis. Recovery rate was satisfactory. To reduce the mortality and morbidity of neonates, we need to increase awareness level in general population and proper aseptic practices in medical practitioners.

Comment on Renal Anomalies and Pneumothorax

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-507
Author(s):  
Ralph W. Rucker
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Spontaneous Pneumothorax ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Newborn Period ◽  
Renal Anomalies ◽  
Lack Of Information

Drs. Bashour and Balfe (Pediatrics 59(suppl):1048, June 1977) claim to have demonstrated a 19% incidence of renal anomalies in patients in the newborn period with spontaneous lung rupture. Before this figure can be accepted as fact and before decisions of investigation and/or therapy based on this incidence are initiated, certain details about their study should be noted. This retrospective study suffers primarily from the lack of information as to why the infants with spontaneous pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum were brought to the attention of the neonatal intensive care unit.

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