Abeer Fatimaabout 1 month ago

Risks of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing Enterocolitis is the disease of the intestine which mostly affects premature babies. Perforation of gut can occur increasing the risk of spread of bacteria in the abdomen. Almost 9 out of 10 babies can develop necrotizing enterocolitis if they have following risk factors: - born before 37th week of gestation - birth weight less than 5.5 lbs. - feed delivered through tube in the stomach Reference: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/10026-necrotizing-enterocolitis Image via: https://molmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s10020-018-0002-0