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Combining Abdominal Ultrasound and Radiography for Surgical Risk Prediction in Necrotising Enterocolitis: A Prospective Cohort Study

2025-11-06 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo evaluate whether combining abdominal ultrasound with radiography improves diagnostic accuracy and surgical risk prediction in neonates with suspected necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) compared with radiography alone. Design, setting, patientsProspective cohort study conducted in two tertiary neonatal intensive care units. Sixty-seven neonates with suspected NEC underwent concurrent abdominal radiography and ultrasound assessments. Imaging studies were independently reviewed by masked ...

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