Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Neurodevelopmental Outcome

• Autores: Ira Adams-Chapman
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 45, Nº. 3, 2018, págs. 453-466
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Necrotizing enterocolitis is a serious complication of prematurity that is associated with an increased risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome secondary to a complex relationship between various morbidities that increase the risk for central nervous system injury. Affected infants are exposed to a variety of circulating cytokines known to be associated with white matter injury. These infants also have an increased risk of secondary blood stream infections and nutritional compromise.