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 ...

January 19, 2011 — New tools may ultimately help eradicate the devastating condition of necrotizing enterocolitis, according to a review of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease ...

Preliminary studies suggested an association between red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature neonates. An advantageous effect of withholding feeds during ...

The most recent causative theory hinges on a triad of formula feeding, intestinal ischemia, and bacterial growth (especially Clostridium, a gram-positive rod, and gram-negative rods). Factors such as ...

Maybe probiotics would have saved my son’s life. I’ll never know because when I asked Micah’s care team to consider probiotics to counter the deluge of antibiotics, I was dismissed as senseless. My ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infinant Health is investigating a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening condition that manifests as inflammation of the intestines. This devastating disease affects mostly premature babies, who account for up to 8 out ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), the most common infantile gastrointestinal emergency, is one of the most challenging conditions encountered by pediatric surgeons. It occurs in up to 3 in every 1000 ...

Researchers have discovered a promising direction toward understanding the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating intestinal disease commonly affecting premature infants, in ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a disease that develops when the tissue in the inner lining of the small or large intestine becomes damaged and begins to die. This causes the intestine to become ...