Erythropoietin prevents necrotizing enterocolitis in very preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most severe complications in very preterm infants, but there are currently no accepted methods to prevent NEC. Studies have shown that erythropoietin (EPO) has the potential to prevent NEC or improve outcomes of preterm NEC. This stud...

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Main Authors: Yong Wang, Juan Song, Huiqing Sun, Falin Xu, Kenan Li, Chunxia Nie, Xiaoli Zhang, Xirui Peng, Lei Xia, Ziyun Shen, Xiao Yuan, Shan Zhang, Xue Ding, Yaodong Zhang, Wenqing Kang, Liling Qian, Wenhao Zhou, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiuyong Cheng, Changlian Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-020-02459-w