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Necrotising enterocolitis

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise necrotising enterocolitis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

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  • NEC is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in preterm neonates - an inflammatory condition causing ischaemia, bacterial invasion, and transmural intestinal necrosis.

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