Probiotics is given routinely to infants admitted to the department of neonatology during the first 3 days of life with gestational age less than 30 weeks since March 2010. The incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis Bell stage II and III will be assessed blindly from clinical records. It is hypothesised that the incidence of NEC will decrease. Infants admitted from 1 March 2010 to 28 February 2013 will be compared to infants admitted 1 Dec 2007 to 30 Nov 2009 will be compared.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
714
Capsule with 1 x 10\*\*9 Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and 1 x 10\*\*8 Bifidobacterium BB12. Two capsules once a day. The capsules are opened and the content is dissolved in mother's milk or water if the baby is given any milk. In tube fed infants, two drops are given in the mouth and the rest in the nasogastric tube.
Department of Neonatology, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
NEC
The clinical records of infants who had a discharge diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis are selected. Records of infants who had a prescription of metronidazole for a non-preventive purpose is added. The clinical records are abstracted. The abstracts and X-rays are presented to a review board that are blinded to the period of birth. The board classifies the cases as NEC-I, NEC-II, NEC-III, focal intestinal perforation, and OTHER. NEC-II/III is the primary outcome.
Time frame: From birth until discharge home
Death with NEC
Death with a review board classification of NEC-II/III
Time frame: Birth to discharge home
Death
Time frame: Birth to discharge home
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