Necrotizing enterocolitis vs bowel ischemia of congenital heart disease: Apples and oranges - 08/03/25
Abstract |
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating illness with mortality rates approaching 26 %, with 4 % of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) receiving this diagnosis. In this retrospective cohort study, the Pediatric Health Information System database was used to compare outcomes among patients with NEC diagnoses between 2019 and 2021 by CHD. The association of clinical factors with the outcomes of interest were compared using multivariable logistic regression. Of 2415 pediatric patients diagnosed with NEC, 955 (39.5 %) had a diagnosis of CHD. Those with CHD were more frequently White and born at a later gestational age. Antibiotic courses were similar; however, CHD patients had lower rates of post-antibiotic operations (18.0 % vs 32.1 %, p < 0.001) and in-hospital mortality (11.1 % vs 15.5 %, p = 0.001). On adjusted analysis, patients without CHD were twice as likely to undergo an abdominal operation. Compared with patients without CHD, those with CHD had decreased rates of antibiotic failure for NEC diagnosis despite similar treatment courses. Distinct outcomes of bowel ischemia among infants with CHD warrant further study of treatment strategies that may differ from those of classical NEC.
Type of study |
Retrospective Cohort Study.
Level of evidence |
III.
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• | Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating illness with mortality rates approaching 26 %, yet 4 % of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) receive a diagnosis of NEC. |
• | In this retrospective cohort study, we found that those with CHD had decreased rates of antibiotic failure for NEC diagnosis despite similar treatment courses. |
• | Distinct outcomes of bowel ischemia among infants with CHD warrant study of treatment strategies that may differ from those of classical NEC. |
Keywords : Necrotizing enterocolitis, PHIS, CHD
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Vol 242
Article 116201- avril 2025 Retour au numéro
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