Table 3 Mortality, discharge and use of TPN according to definitive diagnosis.

From: A UK wide cohort study describing management and outcomes for infants with surgical Necrotising Enterocolitis

 

Entire cohort

Infants with laparotomy confirmed NEC

Infants with laparotomy confirmed SIP

Infants not undergoing laparotomy

Total number of infants

236*

189 (80%)

32 (14%)

12 (5%)

Number of infants who died prior to 28 days

43 (18%)

29 (15%)

7 (22%)

7 (58%)

Number of infants who were alive and parenteral nutrition free at 28 days

67 (35%)

55 (34%)

11 (44%)

5 (100%)

Number of infants discharged home prior to 28 days

8 (3%)

7 (4%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

Number of infants undergoing laparotomy who developed a Clavien-Dindo grade two or above complication prior to 28 days *

60 (27%)

48 (25%)

11 (34%)

N/A

  1. *Missing information on final diagnosis in three infants who underwent a laparotomy, one of whom developed a post-operative complication.
  2. NEC – Necrotising Enterocolitis. SIP – Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation.
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