Congenital Heart Disease Increases Mortality in Neonates With Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Congenital Heart Disease Increases Mortality in Neonates With Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Background: Studies on the influence of congenital heart disease (CHD) on neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) have produced varied results. We therefore examined the influence of CHD on NEC outcomes.Methods: We carried out a retrospective single-center study including infants with confirme...

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Main Authors: Ulf Kessler, Eva-Maria Hau, Marcin Kordasz, Stephanie Haefeli, Catherine Tsai, Peter Klimek, Dietmar Cholewa, Mathias Nelle, Mladen Pavlovic, Steffen Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
necrotizing enterocolitis
NEC
congenital heart disease
CHD
outcome
mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00312/full

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