The Neurodevelopmental Perspective of Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis: The Role of the Gut-Brain Axis

Figure 1

Mean mortality rates in the primary peritoneal drainage only, primary peritoneal drainage followed by secondary laparotomy, and primary laparotomy surgical approaches in preterm neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis in three different studies. In-hospital and overall mortality rates were included [8–10] ().