You've diagnosed NEC- NOW what do you do???- Tala Talks NICU

NPO? Replogle to suction? Serial KUBs? Which antibiotics? When does a patient need surgery? Learn all this in part 3 of the series on NEC. Management and Treatment of NEC - Tala Talks NICU
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Dr. Tala is a board-certified neonatologist, and has worked in busy level III and IV units for the past 15 years. She has won multiple teaching awards throughout her time as a neonatologist.

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References:
Acute Necrotizing Enterocolitis in infancy: A review of 64 cases. Santulli et al. Pediatrics vol. 55 No. 3 March 1975

Antibiotic Treatment and Patient Outcomes in Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Murphy et al. Am J Perinatol 2020 Oct;37 (12) 1250-1257

Initial Laparotomy versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants with Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation. Blakeley et. al. Annals of Surgery. Volume 274. Number 4. Oct 2021.
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Timstamps:
0:55 Management of NEC
2:00 Treatment of NEC
7:31 When is surgery required for NEC?
9:30 Which surgical intervention should be chosen?
13:07 Second look
13:42 Supporting other systems while an infant has NEC
15:14 When do we stop treatment?
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