No | |
All NEC episodes | 48 |
Stage I (suspected) | 28 |
Stage ⩾II (definite) | 20 |
Surgical treatment | 8* |
Medical treatment | 12 |
Death due to NEC | – |
*Seven patients had no NEC by intraoperative finding: volvulus (n = 1), septicaemia (n = 3), focal intestinal perforation (n = 2) and pneumoperitoneum due to pulmonary interstitial emphysema (n = 1).