Abstract Background Thrombocytopenia is the most common hematological abnormality which is encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The incidence in neonates varies greatly, depending upon the population studies. According to the frequency of thrombocytopenia and its complications and because of lack of such research in Iran, this study was performed on neonates admitted to Sha...

BACKGROUND A significant and prolonged decline in the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), nearing virtual elimination in some centres, has been observed consistently since implementation of a standardised feeding regimen. AIM To systematically review the observational studies reporting incidence of NEC in preterm, low birth weight (LBW) neonates "before" and "after" implementation o...

BACKGROUND Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the commonest gastrointestinal emergency in neonates. It is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Present study was conducted to determine the frequency of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates along with their outcome during stay in hospital. METHODS This was descriptive case series carried out in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NIC...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, its risk factors and resource utilization in a large South American population of very low birth weight infants. METHODS Prospectively collected data in infants weighing 500 to 1,500 g born at 16 NEOCOSUR Network centers from 10/2000 through 12/2003. Multivariate relative risk and 95% confidence intervals were estimated by Po...

In 20 cases of ischaemic enterocolitis unassociated with lesions of major vessels, fresh thrombi were found in the small vessels of the bowel wall and were widespread in other tissues. The capillaries of the renal glomeruli and vessels in the lung were the commonest sites. Pseudo-membranous enterocolitis is shown to be an early or more slowly evolving but identical entity to other forms of so-c...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the benefits of using probiotics in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and its complications in preterm newborns. METHOD This was a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, which included studies retrieved from three databases (MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS), using a combination of the terms (necrotizing enterocolitis) AND (probiotics). RESULTS ...

it is now generally recognized that anaerobic bacteria may be involved in most human bacterial infections that follow any form of surgery or are related to those body sites that have a large anaerobic population. anaerobes must therefore be sought in a wide variety of clinical specimens. in this study, 3015 specimens of patients (1684 male and 1331 female) with periodontitis (160 cases), abcess...

Similar efficacy of human banked milk and bovine colostrum to decrease incidence of 1 necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm piglets 2 3 Michael L. Jensen, Per T. Sangild, Mikkel Lykke, Mette Schmidt, Mette Boye, Bent B. Jensen, 4 Thomas Thymann 5 6 7 Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science and Department of 8 Reproduction, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Universi...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the current clinical presentation and management of neutropenic enterocolitis. DESIGN Retrospective review of records of oncology unit patients requiring general surgical consultation for abdominal complaints in a 1-year period. SETTING Oncology unit of a tertiary care, university teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS Fourteen patients diagnosed as having...

BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) enterocolitis is an uncommon intestinal disorder of newborns that is often initially misdiagnosed as necrotizing enterocolitis. METHODS We treated a premature twin boy with CMV enterocolitis who presented with abdominal compartment syndrome requiring urgent decompression. All patients with neonatal CMV enterocolitis reported were reviewed. RESULTS Nine previ...