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Case Reports
. 2004 Jul;16(1):51-4.
doi: 10.1080/14767050410001728953.

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis following intrauterine transfusions: is there an association?

S C Rao  1 , S K Patole, J E Dickinson, K P Reid, D A Doherty
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Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis following intrauterine transfusions: is there an association?

S C Rao et al. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2004 Jul.

Abstract

The case of a neonate with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) following intrauterine transfusions (IUTs) for Rhesus hemolytic disease (RHD) prompted us to undertake a retrospective study (1995-2002) to determine whether there is an association between IUT and NEC. Maternal and neonatal demographics, and details concerning IUT and definite (> or =Stage II) NEC, were collected. Chi2 tests of association were performed. In our population 281/38,200 (0.73%) pregnancies were complicated by RHD. Fetal anemia necessitated IUT in 25/281 pregnancies. Definite NEC occurred in 59/11,814 (very low birth weight=1874) neonatal admissions. Except for the index case, no other neonate developed NEC following IUT. No significant association was found between IUT and NEC.

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