A Nomogram for Predicting Surgical Risk in Neonates with Necrotizing Enterocolitis : A Retrospective Cohort Study

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation..

OBJECTIVES: To construct a nomogram that predicts the risk of surgery in patients with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

METHODS: This retrospective cohort study recruited patients diagnosed with NEC at the Children's Hospital of Soochow University from 2013 to 2023. The neonates were divided into conservative and surgical-treatment groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to identify factors influencing surgical risk, and a predictive model was constructed.

RESULTS: This study comprised 154 cases of NEC, 103 cases (66.9%) in the conservative group and 51 cases (33.1%) in the surgical group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that increased bloody stools [odds ratio (OR) 5.066; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.7396-14.7532; p = 0.0029), oxygen inhalation (OR 1.8278; 95% CI 1.2113-2.7581; p = 0.0041), use of vasoconstrictors (OR 4.4446; 95% CI 1.7157-11.5137; p = 0.0021), portal venous gas (OR 4.5569; 95% CI 1.6324-12.7209; p = 0.0038), and blood sodium (OR 0.8339; 95% CI 0.7477-0.9301; p = 0.0011) were independent factors of surgical risk. The area under the nomogram's receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.886. Decision curve analysis (DCA) and calibration curves demonstrated good predictive performance for the nomogram.

CONCLUSIONS: The nomogram effectively assessed the risk of surgical intervention in NEC patients, providing new insights and references for diagnosing and treating NEC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of pediatrics - (2024) vom: 01. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Lulu [VerfasserIn]
Zhi, Wenxian [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shungen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jian [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Journal Article
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Neonates
Nomogram
Predictive model

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1007/s12098-024-05091-4

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370473205