title: [Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: surgical treatment].
abstract: Since December 1984 to July 1987, 18 patients with NEC were studied. Vásquez-Estévez's protocol, was applied in order to define the surgical indication, taking in to account ten different clinical and laboratory parameters, each one scored 0 to 3 points. Only patients with score 15 or more should be operated and this was the case in 30% of our NEC. In all surgically treated patients intestinal necrosis was a constant finding, two of them had also bowel perforations. No patients died in the conservative management group (score under 15). Lethality among operated subjects was 16%.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anzieta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Born
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leal
mesh_terms: D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies
vernacular_title: Enterocolitis necrotizante neonatal (NEC): tratamiento quirúrgico.