Presentation
In the present study, five of the seven infants in the EHM cohort developed NEC on Day 6 or Day 7 of life, during the early modal distribution of NEC. [liebertpub.com]
Incidence and timing of presentation of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Pediatrics 2012; 129: e298-304 4 Goulet O, Baglin-Gobet S, Talbotec C. et al. [thieme-connect.com]
The 101 preterm infants were divided into 3 groups regarding the age of onset of NEC: Group1 included all the preterm infants who presented signs of NEC in the first two weeks of life (n=36), group 2 consisted of those pretems that developed NEC from [refubium.fu-berlin.de]
'Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies. [cochranelibrary.com]
Acute FPIES presents with repetitive, profuse vomiting that typically starts one to four hours after a triggering food is eaten. Some infants can become floppy, pale, cold and develop diarrhoea. [allergy.org.au]
Gastrointestinal
- Nausea
Vier Tage nach Erhalt des zweiten Zyklus Docetaxel stellte sich die Patientin mit Bauchschmerzen, Nausea, Emesis und Obstipation bestehend seit 3 Tagen vor. [karger.com]
Common clinical manifestations of enterocolitis are frequent diarrheal defecations, with or without nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, chills, alteration of general condition. [en.wikipedia.org]
Treatment
Stemmler HJ, Kenngotte S, Diepolder H, Heinemann V: Gastrointestinal toxicity associated with weekly docetaxel treatment. Ann Oncol 2002;13:978–981. [karger.com]
Pentoxifylline for treatment of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; 3: CD004205 21 Gordon PV, Swanson JR, Attridge JT. et al. [thieme-connect.com]
Measures of treatment effect We analysed treatment effects in the individual trials using Review Manager 5 (Review Manager 2020), and reported risk ratios (RRs) and risk differences (RDs) for dichotomous data, and mean differences (MDs) for continuous [cochranelibrary.com]
Prognosis
Outlook / Prognosis What is the prognosis (outlook) for people who have necrotizing enterocolitis? An estimated 8 in 10 babies with NEC survive. Some of these babies will have long-term health problems from NEC. [my.clevelandclinic.org]
Etiology
A bimodal distribution of the age of onset suggests separate etiologies for early and late NEC. [liebertpub.com]
The chapter also details approaches to diagnose HAEC as well as to exclude other etiologies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention
Prevention How can I prevent necrotizing enterocolitis? If you are at risk for preterm birth, you may get corticosteroid injections. This medication boosts the health of the developing fetus. It may lower its chances of lung and intestinal problems. [my.clevelandclinic.org]
Multiple strains probiotics appear to be the most effective probiotics in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality: An updated meta-analysis. PLoS One 2017; 9; 12: e0171579 13 Guthmann F, Arlettaz Mieth R, Bucher HU. et al. [thieme-connect.com]
A range of probiotic supplements, as single‐ or multiple‐strain preparations, are available commercially and have been used to prevent and treat infectious or inflammatory gastrointestinal conditions in adults. [cochranelibrary.com]
New therapies and preventive approaches for necrotizing enterocolitis: Report of a research planning workshop. Pediatr Res 2007;62:510–514. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 3 Henderson G, Craig S, Brocklehurst P, et al. [liebertpub.com]
Currently the only management option for prevention of FPIES reactions is to avoid the trigger food/s. FPIES reactions are managed by giving fluids to maintain hydration. [allergy.org.au]