PEDIATRICS Vol. 79 No. 1 January 1987, pp. 168-169
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Questions About Early Enteral Feeding Study

LEONARD RADECKI MD1, JEAN R. KHAWAM MD1, ED BEAUMONT MD1, THOMAS SHAW MD1, ALAN JONES MD1, and JUDY FERDIG RN1

1 Neonatal Associates, P.C., 100 Michigan St, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

To the Editor.—

We were amazed at the report on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and feeding practice (Pediatrics 1986;77:275-280). The rate of necrotizing enterocolitis in both groups of patients is astronomical and yet acceptable to the authors.

During a 2-year period in our neonatal intensive care unit, the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis was 9/1,114 admissions (0.08%). The incidence in infants with birth weights less than 1,500 g was 8/159 (3.08%); for infants with birth weights less than 1,000 g it was 3/101 (2.9%).