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Perioperative Anesthetic Considerations in the Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Newborns and Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in Infants

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Necrotizing enterocolitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal emergencies in neonatal intensive care units and one of the most serious diseases because of its associated long-term morbidity and significant mortality. In this chapter, we describe the pathophysiology and epidemiology along with the anesthesia management and care challenges of patients with necrotizing enterocolitis and short bowel syndrome.

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  1. Division of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Claude Abdallah

  2. Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Anthony Sandler

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    Susan T. Verghese

  2. Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Timothy D. Kane

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Abdallah, C., Sandler, A. (2021). Perioperative Anesthetic Considerations in the Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Newborns and Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in Infants. In: Verghese, S.T., Kane, T.D. (eds) Anesthetic Management in Pediatric General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72551-8_16

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