RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Implementation of bowel ultrasound practice for the diagnosis and management of necrotising enterocolitis
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 96
OP 103
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318382
VO 106
IS 1
A1 Alexander, Karen M
A1 Chan, Sherwin S
A1 Opfer, Erin
A1 Cuna, Alain
A1 Fraser, Jason D
A1 Sharif, Shazia
A1 Khashu, Minesh
YR 2021
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/106/1/96.abstract
AB Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious inflammatory bowel disease of prematurity with potentially devastating complications and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants. In recent years, there has been accumulating data regarding benefits of using bowel ultrasound (BUS) in the diagnosis and management of NEC. Despite this, adoption of robust BUS programmes into clinical practice has been slow. As BUS is a relatively new technique, many barriers to implementation exist, namely lack of education and training for sonographers and radiologists, low case volume and unfamiliarity by clinicians regarding how to use the information provided. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a framework and a roadmap for units to implement BUS in day-to-day practice for NEC diagnosis and management.