Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases

The results of operative intervention in 19 neonates with necrotising enterocolitis are reported. There were four deaths (21%) in the series. Intestinal perforation was the indication for surgery in 10 cases (55%), three of which did not survive. Timing of operative intervention can be optimised onl...

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Autores principales: Potts, S R, Garstin, W I H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1985
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4082356
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description The results of operative intervention in 19 neonates with necrotising enterocolitis are reported. There were four deaths (21%) in the series. Intestinal perforation was the indication for surgery in 10 cases (55%), three of which did not survive. Timing of operative intervention can be optimised only by close liaison between experienced physicians and surgeons in order to avoid intestinal perforation.
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spelling pubmed-24479902008-07-10 Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases Potts, S R Garstin, W I H Ulster Med J Articles The results of operative intervention in 19 neonates with necrotising enterocolitis are reported. There were four deaths (21%) in the series. Intestinal perforation was the indication for surgery in 10 cases (55%), three of which did not survive. Timing of operative intervention can be optimised only by close liaison between experienced physicians and surgeons in order to avoid intestinal perforation. 1985-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2447990/ /pubmed/4082356 Text en
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Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
title Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
title_full Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
title_fullStr Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
title_full_unstemmed Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
title_short Surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
title_sort surgical experience in necrotising enterocolitis: a report of nineteen cases
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