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. 2026 Mar 15;15(6):2236. doi: 10.3390/jcm15062236
NEC Necrotising Enterocolitis
S-NEC Surgical Necrotising Enterocolitis
VLBW Very Low Birth Weight
NICU Neonatal Intensive Unit
TANEC Transfusion-Associated NEC
FIP/SIP Focal Intestinal Perforation
FPIES Food-Protein-Induced Enterocolitis
ELBW Extremely Low Birth Weight
TLR4 Toll-Like Receptor-4
IUGR Intrauterine Growth Restriction
ICP Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
MSAF Meconium-stained Amniotic Fluid
PDA Patent Ductus Arteriosus
SGA Small for Gestational Age
IVH Intraventricular Haemorrhage
NSAIDs Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
AUC Arterial Umbilical Catheter
VUC Venous Umbilical Catheter
AI Artificial Intelligence
DL/ML Deep Learning/Machine Learning
MPV Mean Platelet Volume
PDW Platelet Distribution Width
PLR Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio
I-FABP Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein
MD7 Metabolic Derangement 7 score
PPD/PD Primary Peritoneal Drainage/Peritoneal Drain
GA Gestational Age
BW Body Weight
LOS Length of Hospital Stay
AKI Acute Kidney Injury
PN/TPN Parenteral Nutrition/Total Parenteral Nutrition
CLABSI Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
HM Human Milk
ACS Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
BPD Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
RCTs Randomised Controlled Trials
ICG Indocyanine Green
DCS Damage-Control Surgery
PICU Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
PVL Periventricular Leukomalacia
CP Cerebral Palsy
ROP Retinopathy of Prematurity
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
IGF-1 Insulin Growth Factor-1
IFALD Intestinal-Failure-Associated Liver Disease
IF Intestinal Failure
ICV Ileocecal Valve
SBS Small Bowel Syndrome
NDI Neurodevelopmental Impairment
WMBI White Matter Brain Injury
RIC Remote Ischemic Conditioning
FMT Faecal Microbiota Transplantation
FFT Faecal Filtrate Transplantation
MSCs Mesenchymal Stem Cells
AFSCs Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells