All issues > Volume 32(4); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(4):518-524. Published online April 30, 1989.

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

Min Sook Um¹, Jae Won Huh¹, Yun Joo Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kosin Medical College, Hospital Busan, Korea

Received: August 6, 1988;  Accepted: October 27, 1988.

Abstract

We made a review on the 12 cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis admitted to the nursery of Gospel hospital of Kosin Medical College from September, 1984 to June, 1987 and reseults were; 1) Although there were more infants weighing more than 2500 gm with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, the prevalence rate of the disease was higher in low birth weight. 2) The half of term infant experienced exchange transfusion. 3) All patients belong to Stage II were low birth weight infants and the severity was not correlate with Apgar Score. 4) The number of suspected neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (Stage 1) was 10/12.

Keywords :Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis