학술논문
Necrotizing enterocolitis in low birth weight infants in China: Mortality risk factors expressed by birth weight categories
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Pediatrics and Neonatology, Vol 58, Iss 6, Pp 509-515 (2017)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1875-9572
Abstract
Background: We retrospectively investigated incidence, morbidity, and mortality of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis in China, with special emphasis on determining the predictors of necrotizing enterocolitis associated mortality. Methods: We identified neonates as having necrotizing enterocolitis if they met the accepted diagnostic criterion. Data pertaining to antenatal period, labor and birth, and the postnatal course of illness were collected. Multivariate analysis and logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors. Results: There were 1167 cases of necrotizing enterocolitis identified from the 95 participating NICUs in mainland China in 2011, with the incidence of 2.50% and 4.53% in LBW (birth weight