Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) of newborns is an inflammatory bowel disease and is one of the most dangerous diseases in neonatal gastroenterology. The average incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis is 2.4:1000 newborns (from 1 to 10: 1000), or about 2.1% (from 1 to 7%) of the total number of children admitted to neonatal intensive care units. The frequency of occurrence of the disease increases with a decrease in the gestational age of the child at birth. Fullterm newborns account for 10-
Keywords:
necrotizing enterocolitis; newborn; children.
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