What the heck ’s with NEC?

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a thankfully infrequent complication among infants with low birthweight. Nonetheless, the 5-13% incidence makes it an important clinical problem. The severity can range from modest intestinal dysfunction to life-threatening abdominal catastrophe with multiorgan system failure. Thus, this vexing problem remains one of the “monsters under the bed.” Too-numerous-to-count publications have been written about its clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - November 21, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: James F. Padbury Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research