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 ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and focal intestinal perforation (FIP) are neonatal intestinal emergencies that affect premature infants. Although most cases of early NEC can be successfully managed ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new and simpler surgical method for the treatment of intestinal perforation is a poorer alternative for patients compared to the old method, researchers at the University of Oslo and Akershus ...

Köhlmeier–Degos (KD) disease, also known as atrophic papulosis, is a rare obliterative vasculopathy with both a benign, cutaneous variant and a highly fatal, malignant, multi-system variant that most ...

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 ...