Is mortality rate influenced by the site of involvement in neonates undergoing laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis?

• Published in: Journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 1534 - 1539
• Main Authors: de Souza, João Carlos Ketzer, Fraga, José Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2009
• Subjects: Brazil - epidemiology; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing - mortality; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing - pathology; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing - surgery; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Intestine, Large - pathology; Intestine, Small - pathology; Jejunum - pathology; Laparotomy - mortality; Logistic Models; Male; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Newborns; Operative mortality; Pediatrics; Prognostic factors; Prospective Studies; Small bowel involvement; Surgery; Brazil; Newborns; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Small bowel involvement; Operative mortality; Prognostic factors

Abstract Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of disease site on the mortality rate of newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) undergoing exploratory laparotomy. Methods The study used prospective cohort of 141 consecutive newborns with NEC who underwent laparotomy from Nove...