Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a serious disease that affects the intestines of (primarily) premature infants. It typically happens within the first 2 weeks of life in babies who are fed ...

Share on Pinterest A person with enterocolitis may experience nausea and swelling near the stomach. Necrotizing enterocolitis occurs when tissue death in the intestinal lining accompanies the ...

In 2001, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research Network reported (from a data set of 14 centers) an overall incidence of proven NEC of 7% in very ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life threatening gastrointestinal disorder that can cause bowel inflammation in newborns. To help diagnose and classify NEC, doctors may use a variety of ...

Our lives changed forever one quiet Sunday afternoon when Micah’s health rapidly deteriorated, and he was diagnosed with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a disease I had never heard of and knew ...

Premature infants are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening conditions such as sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis ...

Rates of necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis were not different versus those who did not receive probiotics. Incidence of probiotic sepsis was rare. Use of probiotics in neonatal units ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has widespread implications for neonates. While mostly affecting preterm neonates, full-term neonates, especially those with congenital heart disease, are also at risk.