Identification of risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in twins

Non-genetic factors play a predominant role in the pathogenesis of NEC. Umbilical cord abnormalities, SGA, sFGR, TTTs and septicemia ...

Risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis in twin preterm infants - PMC

Occurrence of NEC was associated with congenital heart disease, small for gestational age, and asphyxia at birth.

Risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis in twin preterm infants

Occurrence of NEC was associated with congenital heart disease, small for gestational age, and asphyxia at birth. For twin preterm infants ...

Peer Review reports - BMC Pediatrics - BioMed Central

The identification of risk factors is crucial for the clinical prevention and diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Monochorionic twins (MCT) ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis in monochorionic twins - ScienceDirect.com

MC twins with low birth weight are more prone to NEC regardless of gestational age, genetic, maternal or obstetrical factors.

Risk factors associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Mean gestational age for newborns with NEC was 29 WG, and mean birth weight, 1340 g. Only early-onset infection was identified as a significant risk factor for ...

Twins and Triplets With Necrotizing Enterocolitis | JAMA Pediatrics

We reviewed 2856 multiple-gestation pregnancies from 1980 to 1985 to identify whether birth order or other features (eg, asphyxia) were significant risk factors ...

Risk factors of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis in twins

The enrolled twins were divided into NEC group and non-NEC group. The potential risk factors of NEC including basic information (birth weight, asphyxia after ...

Risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis in twin preterm infants

Purpose This study was aimed to investigate the risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in twin preterm infants. ... occurred or not. Results Univariate ...

Risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis in twin preterm infants

The clinical data of 67 pairs of twin preterm infants admitted to the neonatal department of our hospital from January 2010 to December 2021 were ...

Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants of Multiple Gestation

We examined the records of ten pairs of twins and one set of triplets among whom one or more infants had necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Perinatal asphyxia and ...

Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates: A meta-analysis

This meta-analysis showed that preterm birth was a risk factor for NEC. Due to the unsound development of the enteric nervous system and poor regularity of ...

Risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with sepsis

Sepsis, a severe infectious disease in the neonatal period, is considered a risk factor for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Differences in the Clinical Characteristics of Early- and Late-Onset ...

In logistic regression analysis, peritonitis and renal failure were identified as independent risk factors for mortality in infants with EO-NEC, ...

Twinning as a risk factor for neonatal acute intestinal diseases

Prognosis of NEC is related to gestational age (GA), with an estimated overall mortality from confirmed NEC of 25%, rising to 50% in Extremely ...

Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Practice Essentials, Background, Etiology

In premature infants, onset of NEC is typically during the first several weeks after birth, with the age of onset inversely related to ...

Maternal and Placental Risk Factors for Developing Necrotizing ...

Maternal neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, parity, and birth weight can independently predict the risk of NEC in very preterm infants, whereas clinical and ...

Biomarkers for Infants at Risk for Necrotizing Enterocolitis - Nature

Analyses of twin gestations support that intraventricular hemorrhage, NEC, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia are familial in origin (13). Given this genetic ...

Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease

Factors associated with an elevated risk of NEC in infants with heart disease include premature birth, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, truncus arteriosus,

Risk factors associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

For twin preterm infants with congenital heart disease, small for gestational age, or asphyxia at birth, special attention should be paid to the occurrence ...