Characteristics of patients who die of necrotizing enterocolitis
Characteristics of patients who die of necrotizing enterocolitis
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DOI:
10.1038/jp.2011.65
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Spitzer, A. R.
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作者:
Clark, R. H.;Gordon, P.;Spitzer, A. R.
Objective: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is associated with high morbidity and mortality among infants admitted for intensive care. The factors associated with mortality and catastrophic presentation remain poorly understood. Our objective was to describe the factors associated with mortality in infants with NEC and to quantify the degree to which catastrophic presentation contributes to mortality in infants with NEC. Catastrophic NEC was defined before data analysis as NEC that led to death within 7 days of diagnosis.Study Design: We performed a retrospective review of the Pediatrix's Clinical Data Warehouse (1997 to 2009, n=560,227) to compare the demographic, therapeutic and outcome characteristics of infants who survived NEC vs those who died. Associations were tested by bivariate and multivariate analysis.Result: We compared the 5594 infants diagnosed with NEC and who were discharged home with 1505 infants diagnosed with NEC who died. In multivariate analysis, the factors associated with death (P