EFFECT OF CORTICOSTEROID (CS) ADMINISTRATION ON THE INCIDENCE OF NEONATAL NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS (NEC) IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (LBW) INFANTS. ♦ 1344

Effects of Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri (DSM 17938) on the Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants

Background: Feeding intolerance is a common problem among premature infants. There is limited information on the safety and effects of oral probiotic supplements, especially products containing Lactobacillus reuteri, and the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in low birth weight preterm infants. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus reuteri on the gastrointestinal ...

effects of probiotic lactobacillus reuteri (dsm 17938) on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight premature infants

background: feeding intolerance is a common problem among premature infants. there is limited information on the safety and effects of oral probiotic supplements, especially products containing lactobacillus reuteri, and the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (nec) in low birth weight preterm infants. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of lactobacillus reuteri on the gastrointestinal ...

Necrotizing Enterocolitis among Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Korea

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency and remains a major cause of mortality for very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWI) requiring surgery. To date, there have been no large-scale studies evaluating the incidence, associated clinical factors and outcomes of NEC for VLBWI in Korea. The 2,326 VLBWI of a total 2,386 Korean Neonatal Network (KNN) cohort born wi...

prophylactic probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (nec) in low birth weight neonates

background probiotics are thought to interfere with the mechanisms involving in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates. objectives this study was planned to assess the effect of prophylactic probiotics for the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in low birth weight neonates. patients and methods this prospective triple-blinded, interventional, randomized clinical trial en...

prophylactic probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (nec) in low birth weight neonates; quality of the evidence