2019
Variable management strategies for NEC totalis: a national survey
Pyle AK, Shabanova V, Cleary MA, Ozgediz D, Cummings CL, Kamin DS, Mercurio MR. Variable management strategies for NEC totalis: a national survey. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 1521-1527. PMID: 31371831, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0448-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining interventionsNEC totalisSignificant practice variabilityChi-square testVariable management strategiesNeonatal-perinatal medicineSurgical managementAAP SectionTreatment optionsMethodsAn anonymous surveyPediatric surgeryPractice variabilityTotalisSpearman correlationAnonymous surveySerious diseaseNational surveyMost respondentsWide variationEnterocolitisPrematuritySurgeryOptionsCounseling practiceConclusionsManagement
2011
Antibiotic Exposure in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Alexander VN, Northrup V, Bizzarro MJ. Antibiotic Exposure in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2011, 159: 392-397. PMID: 21489560, PMCID: PMC3137655, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of NECAntibiotic exposureControl subjectsRisk factorsNewborn intensive care unitCulture-proven sepsisFull enteral feedingCases of NECIndependent risk factorDiagnosis of NECRespiratory distress syndromeIntensive care unitRisk factor dataPrior sepsisEnteral feedingNecrotizing enterocolitisDistress syndromeCare unitGestational ageBirth weightAntibiotic useCase subjectsSepsisMultivariate analysisNeonates