Clinical and growth outcomes after meconium-related ileus improved with Gastrografin enema in very low birth weight infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meconium-related ileus in very low birth weight infants can lead to increased morbidity or mortality and prolonged hospitalization without prompt diagnosis and treatment. This study primarily aimed to identify the incidence of and factors associated with meconium-related ileus and secondarily sought to investigate clinical and growth outcomes after water-soluble contrast media (Gastrografin) enema.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed medical records of very low birth weight infants born between February 2009 and March 2019 in the neonatal intensive care unit of a single medical center. Perinatal factors, clinical outcomes, and growth outcomes were compared between the group with meconium-related ileus that received Gastrografin enema and the control group.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Song WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9371358 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature