An update on transfusion-related necrotizing enterocolitis / 国际儿科学杂志

Necrotizing enterocolitis is an acute gastrointestinal disease in infants.Recent studies have reported that approximately 25％ to 35％ infants receiving packed red blood cell transfusions develop transfusionrelated necrotizing enterocolitis.The pathogenesis of transfusion-related necrotizing enterocolitis is not clear.This article reviews previous researches and current theoretical perspectives of transfusion-related necrotizing enterocolitts.