General Physician, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
Case Report
Behavior of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in new borns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Monteria, Colombia, between 2015 and 2018
Author(s): Lucia Margarita Guzman Soto*, Angelica Maria de los Reyes Aldana, Ximena Lucia Herazo Ortega, Asterio Andres Herazo Ortega, Oriana Liz Pineda Espitia, Mary Carmen Diaz Bermudez, Rafael Chica Polo, Hector Rafael Pineda Roman and Carlos Mauricio Vergara Lobo
Introduction: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a frequent pathology in newborns (NBs) that generally require attention in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). There are few data about the incidence in Latin America and Colombia since it is difficult to establish a timely diagnosis and hospital records do not contain accurate information. The following descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study analyzes the incidence, clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods and treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns from a neonatal intensive care unit of a clinic in the city of Montería.
Objective: To determine the incidence, clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods and treatment of newborns with NEC hospitalized in the NICU in order to provide therapeutic recommendations.
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