Blood Glucose, Lactate and Platelet Count in Infants with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation versus Necrotizing Enterocolitis-A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Jacky Herzlich (Author), Dror Mandel (Author), Ronella Marom (Author), Rafael Mendelsohn (Author), Audelia Eshel Fuhrer (Author), Laurence Mangel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) increases up to 10% with decreasing gestational age (GA). We aimed to explore early biomarkers for predicting SIP in preterm infants. In this case-control study, neonates born at ≤34 weeks GA diagnosed with SIP were compared with GA and/or bi...