A Bundle Of Care That Led To Sustained Low Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A 10-Year Quality Improvement Project

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergencies in preterm newborns and remains a serious complication associated with significant morbidity and mortality in this population. Over the past two decades, multicenter groups have reported reductions in the incidence of NEC among preterm infants. Although highly variable, an average rate exceeding 5% was reported by the majority. This coincided with reports of …