Necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates: Has the brain taken a hit 10 years later?
| Autor: | Dalal Hubail, Thomas Ward, Bijendra Patel, Ankita Mondal, Devesh Misra, Ahmed Al-Jabir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty necrotizing enterocolitis neurodevelopment business.industry General Neuroscience Visual impairment medicine.disease Neonatal surgery Cerebral palsy Intensive care Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Necrotizing enterocolitis Cohort medicine Original Article medicine.symptom Cognitive impairment business Long-term follow-up Neurological impairment |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences |
| ISSN: | 1817-1745 |
| Popis: | Background: The neonate with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is at risk of developing poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. There is a dearth of long-term follow-up studies in this field, with a majority of studies reporting a follow-up duration of 2 years. The aim of this study was to assess neurodevelopment of babies diagnosed with NEC more than a decade ago. This study was carried out in a tertiary hospital with neonatal surgery and intensive care units. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of notes and telephone interviews with parents of babies diagnosed with NEC between January 2007 and December 2008 was conducted. Evidence of motor, cognitive, and sensory impairment was recorded. Fisher’s exact, χ2, and unpaired t-tests were used. P-values |
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