ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors for early-onset necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants with very/extremely low birth weight (VLBW/ELBW). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 194 VLBW/ELBW preterm infants with NEC who were admitted to Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University from January 2014 to December 2021. These infants were divided into early-onset group (onset in the first two weeks of life; n=62) and late-onset group (onset two weeks after birth; n=132) based on their onset time. The two groups were compared in terms of perinatal conditions, clinical characteristics, laboratory examination results, and clinical outcomes. Sixty-two non-NEC infants with similar gestational age and birth weight who were hospitalized at the same period as these NEC preterm infants were selected as the control group. The risk factors for the development of early-onset NEC were identified using multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Compared with the late-onset group, the early-onset group had significantly higher proportions of infants with 1-minute Apgar score ≤3, stage III NEC, surgical intervention, grade ≥3 intraventricular hemorrhage, apnea, and fever or hypothermia (P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that feeding intolerance, blood culture-positive early-onset sepsis, severe anemia, and hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus were independent risk factors for the development of early-onset NEC in VLBW/ELBW preterm infants (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: VLBW/ELBW preterm infants with early-onset NEC have more severe conditions compared with those with late-onset NEC. Neonates with feeding intolerance, blood culture-positive early-onset sepsis, severe anemia, or hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus have a higher risk of early-onset NEC.
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Ductus Arteriosus, Patent , Enterocolitis, Necrotizing , Infant, Newborn, Diseases , Infant, Premature, Diseases , Child , Infant , Female , Pregnancy , Infant, Newborn , Humans , Infant, Premature , Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight , Enterocolitis, Necrotizing/etiology , Retrospective Studies , Infant, Premature, Diseases/etiology , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors for early disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in neonates with sepsis. METHODS: A retrospective clinical study was performed on 100 neonates with a confirmed diagnosis of sepsis between 2012 and 2013. The children were classified into normal coagulation group, non-overt DIC group (early DIC group), and overt DIC group (late DIC group) based on the ISTH overt DIC scoring system. The clinical manifestations and risk factors were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: Early DIC occurred in 44 (44%) cases in the 100 neonates with sepsis. The incidence of sclerema showed significant differences between the three groups (P<0.05). Asphyxia, bleeding, and Gram-negative bacterial infection were independent risk factors for early DIC. CONCLUSIONS: Coagulation function should be actively monitored and early intervention measures should be taken for neonates with asphyxia, bleeding, and Gram-negative bacterial infection to prevent early DIC from progressing to late DIC.
