FDA, CDC, NIH Consensus Statement on Recent Advisory Council Report on Premature Infants and Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Published: 10/07/2024
Sources:
- Food and Drug Administration,
- National Institutes of Health,
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health have issued a consensus statement on the recent advisory report on premature infants and necrotizing enterocolitis.
According to the consensus statement:
- Preterm infants have complex nutrition needs to support critical growth and development requirements. They are also at higher risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in which the tissue lining the intestine becom…