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Necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates admitted to Alberta neonatal intensive care units

Description

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal disease in newborns and mainly affects premature babies or babies of low birth weight in neonatal intensive care units. It is important to understand the epidemiology of NEC in Alberta -- to determine the extent of the disease and identify any risk factors that are preventable through public health intervention. This bulletin reports on the incidence of NEC and identifies potential risk factors for NEC based on a population-based cohort of neonates admitted to Alberta neonatal intensive care units between 2006 and 2011.

Updated

April 1, 2014

Tags
NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis infant diseases premature births public health surveillance

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Alternative Title

Public Health Surveillance Bulletin. Bulletin Number 4

Extent

7 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Spatial Coverage

Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2014-04-01

Date Added

2017-05-16T19:42:00.274828

Date Modified

2014-04-01

Date Issued

2014-04-01

Identifiers

ISSN (online)

2291-7462

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.