OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesis that early postnatal dexamethasone (EPD) increases the risk of focal small bowel perforation (FSBP) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN:The ...

Survival of extremely premature infants (<27 weeks' gestational age) has improved over the past two decades. Indomethacin prophylaxis was used in these infants, who have the highest mortality and ...

What is your opinion on the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) IV in a situation involving sepsis/disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) -- probable gram negative, but culture negative -- post ...

Hyderabad: A baby born at just 28 weeks of gestation, weighing only 760 grams and having intestinal perforation, was discharged in a healthy condition from Apollo Cradle and Children's Hospital on ...

Although disseminated arteritis frequently causes gastrointestinal symptoms, it seldom presents an acute abdominal emergency. 1 It is uncommon for involvement of the gastrointestinal tract to be ...

A 53-year-old lady presented following a collapse at home. In the ambulance she became unresponsive with a temperature 33.4oC, heart rate of 95 beats per minute and un-recordable blood pressure. On ...

The financial cost of necrotizing enterocolitis is substantial; the total annual estimated cost of caring for affected infants in the United States is between $500 million and $1 billion. In one study ...

A domestic research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes X-ray images to determine whether a newborn has an intestinal perforation. Intestinal perforation is a ...

De-worming to improve children’s immune systems and increase nutritional intake has been one major policy focus of governments at local, federal and international levels, yet little or no emphasis is ...