Risk factors of mild rectal bleeding in very low birth weight infants: a case control study
Background Mild rectal bleeding (MRB) is a particular clinical entity different from necrotizing enterocolitis, which significantly influences neonatal care in preterm infants. We aimed to determine the risk factors and to evaluate prospectively the clinical course of MRB Methods We consecutively included in a case–control study all infants with birth weight ≤ 1500 g or gestational age ≤ 32 […]