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  • Title: Necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants transferred back to community hospitals.
    Author: Clarke TA, Maniscalco WM, Emmens RW.
    Journal: Am J Dis Child; 1983 Jun; 137(6):563-5. PubMed ID: 6405611.
    Abstract:
    The return of stable premature infants to community hospitals from level III neonatal intensive care units is becoming more common. While these infants usually need only to gain weight, they are still at risk for significant neonatal problems. We report four cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in nine stable, growing premature infants who weighed less than 1,300 g and returned to community hospitals. The onset of NEC was within 60 hours of transport, suggesting that transport and early feeding after transport may have been contributory to NEC.
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