Changing the paradigm of defining, detecting, and diagnosing NEC: Perspectives on Bell ’s stages and biomarkers for NEC
This article provides reasons why a better global definition for NEC is needed and offers a simple alternative bedside definition for preterm NEC called the “ Two out of Three” rule. Some argue that biomarkers may fill knowledge gaps and provide greater precision in defining relevant features of a clinical disease like NEC.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sheila M. Gephart, Phillip V. Gordon, Alexander H. Penn, Katherine E. Gregory, Jonathan R. Swanson, Akhil Maheshwari, Karl Sylvester Source Type: research
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