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Implementation of bowel ultrasound practice for the diagnosis and management of necrotising enterocolitis.

Alexander, K.M., Chan, S.S., Opfer, E., Cuna, A., Fraser, J.D., Sharif, S. and Khashu, M., 2021. Implementation of bowel ultrasound practice for the diagnosis and management of necrotising enterocolitis. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 106, 96-103.

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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318382

Abstract

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious inflammatory bowel disease of prematurity with potentially devastating complications and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants. In recent years, there has been accumulating data regarding benefits of using bowel ultrasound (BUS) in the diagnosis and management of NEC. Despite this, adoption of robust BUS programmes into clinical practice has been slow. As BUS is a relatively new technique, many barriers to implementation exist, namely lack of education and training for sonographers and radiologists, low case volume and unfamiliarity by clinicians regarding how to use the information provided. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a framework and a roadmap for units to implement BUS in day-to-day practice for NEC diagnosis and management.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1359-2998
Uncontrolled Keywords:gastroenterology ; imaging ; intensive care ; multidisciplinary team-care ; paediatric surgery
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:34176
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:22 Jun 2020 11:07
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:22

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