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Laparotomy or peritoneal drainage in preterm infants with spontaneous intestinal perforation or surgical necrotizing enterocolitis?

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Blakely ML, TysonJE, Lally KP, et al. Initial laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage in extremely low birth weight infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg. 2021;274:e370-e380 [1].

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    Estephanie Rivero, Faiza Javed, Shabih Manzar & Ramachandra Bhat

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Rivero, E., Javed, F., Manzar, S. et al. Laparotomy or peritoneal drainage in preterm infants with spontaneous intestinal perforation or surgical necrotizing enterocolitis?. J Perinatol 44, 146–150 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01770-w

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