Survival rate of premature infants with small intestinal necrosis

The digestive system of premature babies is not fully developed, which can easily lead to problems with the child's digestive system. For example, it may lead to premature birth and small intestinal necrosis. This is very harmful to the child and can easily induce more serious infections and even cause systemic infections. The child's survival rate is relatively low at this time. Therefore, for premature babies, it is necessary to prevent small intestinal necrosis. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Survival rate of premature infants with small intestinal necrosis

Premature babies are a general term for babies born before the due date of pregnancy. These babies are very weak. Premature babies are babies that cannot survive in their mothers’ wombs, so doctors will choose to deliver them by caesarean section. At this time, babies have to live in incubators to survive, and the morbidity rate is also very high and serious, such as small intestinal necrosis in premature babies. So what is the survival rate of premature babies with small intestinal necrosis?

Based on the cause of the disease, we can analyze the survival rate of newborns after small intestinal necrosis. Small intestinal necrosis caused by insufficient intestinal blood supply can be improved as long as it is improved in time, thereby increasing the survival rate of the child. The next most serious one is bacterial infection, which is a serious blow to children. If it is not treated in time, the survival rate will be reduced.

How to prevent small intestinal necrosis in premature infants

The occurrence and development of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants are significantly correlated with improper feeding methods. Reasonable feeding is not only an important measure to prevent the occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis, but also an important means of early treatment of the disease.

When the child vomits and has abdominal distension, feeding should be temporarily stopped. After the abdominal distension is relieved, the amount of milk feeding can be reduced. If fasting still cannot relieve the abdominal distension, gastrointestinal decompression by inserting a gastric tube is needed. These treatments often need to be performed in the hospital.

Premature babies are very weak when they are born, so mothers should check their children for diseases as early as possible and take preventive measures in the early stages to avoid critical illnesses that are difficult to cure. Small intestinal necrosis in premature infants is a very serious disease. We must do a good job of prevention in the early stages and pay attention to the feeding of premature infants, as it will directly affect the child's body.