Time to recovery from necrotizing enterocolitis and its predictors among neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: A retrospective follow up study, 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Necrotizing enterocolitis is one of the most common, life-threatening, gastrointestinal disorders in neonates. The recovery time for neonates with NEC varies depending on disease severity, prompt diagnosis, and effective treatment. Therefore, this study was intended to assess the time to recover from necrotizing enterocolitis and its' predictors among neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution-based retrospective follow-up study design was employed. A sample of 361 medical records of neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis was selected using systematic random sampling. Diagnosis of NEC in this study required clinical, laboratory and radiographic findings. The survival function was described using Kaplan Me

SUBMITTER: Tefera BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495620 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature