title: Surgical treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis: a population-based study in the Grampian region, Scotland.
abstract: Ninety-two cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) were diagnosed in the Grampian Region of Scotland between 1978 and 1984, for a regional incidence of 2.2/1,000 live births. Twenty-seven cases (29.3%) required surgery, 19 acutely and eight for delayed stricture. Acute operative mortality was 10.5%. Disease-related mortality was 3.3%, and overall mortality was 8.7%. Follow-up ranged from 15 to 77 months for surgical patients, with only three of 23 survivors having increased bowel frequency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatal Medicine, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Scotland.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duffty
mesh_terms: D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012606:Scotland