Clare M. Rees

TL;DR: Despite decades of research on necrotizing enterocolitis, we still do not fully understand the pathogenesis of the disease, or how to prevent or treat it as mentioned in this paper. But, as a result of recent significant advances in the microbiology, molecular biology, and cell biology of the intestine of preterm infants and infants with NEC, there is some hope that research into this devastating disease will yield some important translation into effective prevention, more rapid diagnosis, and novel therapies.

TL;DR: There is considerable variation in surgical strategies for necrotising enterocolitis across the United Kingdom, with most surgeons using peritoneal drainage and the use of resection and primary anastomosis influenced by the weight of the neonate.

TL;DR: Despite decades of research on necrotizing enterocolitis, there is some hope that research into this devastating disease will yield some important translation into improved outcomes.

TL;DR: Peritoneal drainage does not immediately improve clinical status in extremely low birth weight infants with bowel perforation and the use of PD as a stabilizing or temporizing measure is not supported by these results.