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.

Pathogenesis of NEC. Three major factors play a role in the development of NEC: enteral feedings, GI compromise, and bacterial invasion.

U.S. neonatal mortality has generally declined, though this was not true for all leading causes of death, a retrospective cohort study suggested. A decline was seen in most of the leading causes of ...

The judge said the family of RaiLee Mar, an infant who was born prematurely and died of necrotizing enterocolitis after receiving some of Abbott’s formula, had failed to show that the company's ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic , necrotizing enterocolitis can be classified into several types based on when symptoms start and what causes the condition. NEC Classic This most common type of NEC ...

Abbott and Reckitt's Mead Johnson face over 1,000 claims that preterm infant formula causes necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants and have been hit with jury verdicts totaling a half a ...

The trial was the first against both Mead Johnson and Abbott over cow's milk-based infant formula that lawsuits allege causes necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, in premature babies. Previous ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a devastating disease in preterm and term neonates. Despite significant progress made in understanding NEC pathogenesis over the last 50 years, the inability of ...

Post this Necrotizing enterocolitis, characterized by intestinal necrosis and significant morbidity and mortality, is a devastating condition affecting premature infants.

Bazacliu, C. and Neu, J. (2019) Pathophysiology of Necrotizing Enterocolitis An Update. Current Pediatric Reviews, 15, 68-87.

The July 26 verdict is the second involving allegations that cow's milk-based infant formula causes necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, in premature babies. The verdict, in St. Louis was for $95 ...