Song, RhonnieSubbarao, Girish C.Maheshwari, Akhil2016-07-052016-07-052012-10Song, R., Subbarao, G. C., & Maheshwari, A. (2012). Hematological Abnormalities in Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine : The Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 25(0 4), 22–25. http://doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2012.7150051476-4954https://hdl.handle.net/1805/10293OBJECTIVE: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants born prior to 32 weeks gestation or with a birth weight less than 1500 grams. In this article, we review hematological abnormalities associated with NEC. METHODS: A literature search was performed using the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus, and the electronic archive of abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the Pediatric Academic Societies. RESULTS: Thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, increased or decreased neutrophil counts, and hemolytic anemia are frequent events in NEC. CONCLUSIONS: NEC is associated with several hematological abnormalities, which may play a direct or indirect role in the pathogenesis of gut mucosal injury, and may also carry important prognostic information.en-USPublisher PolicyEnterocolitis, NecrotizingComplicationsHematologic DiseasesInfant, Premature, DiseasesbloodArticle